{"id":423491,"date":"2026-01-23T11:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/423491\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:46:10","slug":"breaking-apart-the-bruins-win-over-the-golden-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/423491\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Apart the Bruins’ Win Over the Golden Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON \u2013 Marco Sturm was correct when he said his team\u2019s loss on Tuesday was a positive<\/a>; one game was all the Bruins needed to get back in the win column.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boston (28-20-2) exploded for three goals<\/a> in 54 seconds and continued with another goal in the second period. The Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> (24-13-12) attempted a comeback in the third period, but fell one goal short.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two of those three goals came on the power play, which proved costly against a team that does not draw many penalties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were quick, we were direct, and it went in today,\u201d David Pastrnak said about the team\u2019s power play<\/a>. \u201cBig two goals, obviously, that sets up the confidence in the game, obviously, when we can help out the team with two goals right away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vegas ranks 32nd in penalties taken<\/a> (144); they took four against Boston on Thursday. The first one was a double-minor, which came back to bite Vegas. Tomas Hertl<\/a> caught Alex Steeves up high, and Boston only needed 40 seconds of power play time to score twice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charlie McAvoy<\/a> and Elias Lindholm<\/a> connected for the power play goals, while David Pastrnak and Morgan Geekie assisted on both. For Lindholm, that is his sixth power play goal and 17th power play point of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it just took him a little bit, but he\u2019s been pretty rock solid,\u201d Marco Sturm said about Elias Lindholm<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s one of those guys that you trust \u2013 I trust. He\u2019s in the right spot most of the time. Another guy that I\u2019m pleased with his game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shortly after the power play, the fourth line prolonged the goal scoring. Tanner Jeannot<\/a>, who scored the goal, has 19 points on the season, which is the most he has had in a single season since 2021-22, when he had 41.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll three of us play a simple game; we support each other well,\u201d Jeannot said about his linemates<\/a>. \u201cWe just want to be hard on other teams, playing in the [offensive] zone as much as we can, and we got rewarded tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dominant play would further continue throughout the first period, as Boston posted 14 shots to Vegas\u2019 five. The Bruins also generated 27 shot attempts, compared to the Golden Knights\u2019 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then, David Pastrnak<\/a> scored the Bruins\u2019 fourth goal in the second period. Nikita Zadorov created the play. He barreled into the zone, knocked Tomas Hertl off of him<\/a>, and played it with his backhand to Pastrnak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the time, it seemed like the Bruins had figured out Akira Schmid<\/a>, but that was all the Bruins had in their arsenal for goal scoring on Thursday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was probably one of our better 40 minutes playing, you know, hockey,\u201d Marco Sturm said after the game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The game seemed over as the Bruins cruised into the third period with a four-goal lead. However, they were playing the Golden Knights, and Bruce Cassidy\u2019s team was not going down without a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a good team over there,\u201d David Pastrnak said after the game<\/a>. \u201cThey made their push. Yes, we would like to play better in the third, but can\u2019t take the credit from them. They made a big push.\u201d<\/p>\n

The third period featured three Vegas goals, including two in 150 seconds. Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, and Pavel Dorofeyev scored the Golden Knights\u2019 goals, with Dorofeyev\u2019s coming late with the extra attacker on the ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe kind of limped to the finish line there,\u201d Charlie McAvoy said postgame<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019d like to dictate more. I\u2019d love to see that game just end 4-0, and we can play, or even extend the lead just by doing it the right way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joonas Korpisalo\u2019s play certainly aided the Bruins on their way to a win. He stopped 18 of 21 Vegas shots in the third period, and 30 in total, helping to seal the Bruins\u2019 win. For Korpisalo, Thursday marked his fourth consecutive win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know they\u2019re coming,\u201d Joonas Korpisalo said after the game<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a skilled team, and they have the guys who make the plays. You just got to grind it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

McAvoy said they limped, and he has the grounds to say that. McAvoy ate a shot from Jack Eichel in the game\u2019s dying seconds to keep Vegas from tying the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, no fine. I\u2019ll be sore,\u201d McAvoy said about his leg, which he used to block the shot. \u201cWe say it in here, it was my turn. You know, sometimes it\u2019s your turn. It was my turn. You got to block that shot, and we got to see this thing through. Two points is huge for us, and what this team\u2019s trying to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n

On a night where the team celebrated Hockey for Everyone Night<\/a>, the Bruins held on and collected their sixth-straight home win.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really important for us to capitalize on home ice,\u201d Charlie McAvoy said postgame<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve been really good here, feeding off the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boston will remain at the TD Garden for their next game, hoping to turn six into seven on Saturday. Their next game will be an Original Six matchup showcasing one of the greatest rivalries in the sport. Montreal<\/a> (28-16-7) will come to town; they currently sit three points ahead of the Bruins in the Atlantic Division. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOSTON \u2013 Marco Sturm was correct when he said his team\u2019s loss on Tuesday was a positive; one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5129],"tags":[95,2154,2178,58,149,5317,5,1619,4,74,39,5316],"class_list":{"0":"post-423491","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vegas-golden-knights","8":"tag-boston-bruins","9":"tag-charlie-mcavoy","10":"tag-david-pastrnak","11":"tag-featured","12":"tag-golden-knights","13":"tag-goldenknights","14":"tag-hockey","15":"tag-joonas-korpisalo","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-vegas","18":"tag-vegas-golden-knights","19":"tag-vegasgoldenknights"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115944252811309903","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}