Boston Bruins at Vegas Golden Knights

Mar 21, 2025, 2:00 AM · National Hockey League

Boston Bruins

30-31-9

Final
1 - 5

Vegas Golden Knights

40-20-8

Dorofeyev nets 2nd hat trick this season as Golden Knights beat slumping Bruins 5-1

Dorofeyev's first hat trick came in a 5-3 loss at Nashville on Jan. 14.

Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Vegas, which extended its Pacific Division lead to three points over Edmonton. Adin Hill made 18 saves.

Hill came close to his fifth shutout this season, but Morgan Geekie scored his 24th goal for Boston with 2:11 left.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots for the Bruins, who lost their fourth in a row. With 12 games remaining, the Bruins are five points back of the second wild-card slot in the Eastern Conference.

Takeaways Bruins: Boston managed just 19 shots and was outshot for the fifth straight game. Over their last five, the Bruins have averaged 20 shots on goal.

Golden Knights: William Karlsson returned to the lineup after missing two months with a lower-body injury. Karlsson had an assist and played 20 shifts for a total of 15:57 on the ice.

Key moment Boston’s Nikita Zadorov took a slashing penalty 8:15 into the second period and the Golden Knights capitalized with the NHL's second-best power play when Dorofeyev gave Vegas a 1-0 lead.

Key stat It was the first time Vegas had players with hat tricks in consecutive home games. Tomas Hertl notched one in a 6-5 loss to Los Angeles on March 9.

Up next Vegas plays the second game of a three-game homestand Saturday against Detroit, while Boston continues its five-game trip in San Jose.

Regular Season Series

VGK wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 9:19	Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (60), Noah Hanifin (24)
Goal	2nd Period 19:10	Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Pietrangelo (25), Brandon Saad (13)
Goal	3rd Period 5:47	Brett Howden Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: William Karlsson (12)
Goal	3rd Period 10:21	Pavel Dorofeyev Goal (30) Backhand, assists: Brandon Saad (14), Noah Hanifin (25)
Goal	3rd Period 14:24	Ivan Barbashev Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Eichel (61)
Goal	3rd Period 17:49	Morgan Geekie Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (28), David Pastrnak (50)

Statistics

BOS		VGK
12	Blocked Shots	15
29	Hits	16
4	Takeaways	5
19	Shots	32
0	Power Play Goals	1
1	Power Play Opportunities	3
0.0	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
32	Faceoffs Won	22
59.3	Faceoff Win Percent	40.7
12	Giveaways	17
3	Total Penalties	1
6	Penalty Minutes	2

Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Tomas Hertl, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 9
Jack Eichel, C	Day-To-Day	Apr 9
Ilya Samsonov, G	Day-To-Day	Apr 9
Nicolas Hague, D	Day-To-Day	Apr 9
Alex Pietrangelo, D	Day-To-Day	Apr 9