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Vegas Golden Knights vs Boston Bruins Wrap - Vegas Wins 4-3

Vegas needed a shootout to earn a 4-3 victory over Boston on Monday in NHL action at TD Garden.

Bettors who backed the Golden Knights were rewarded as +170 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Vegas got goals from Paul Cotter(2), and Jonathan Marchessault in the victory. Cotter opened the scoring at 1:36 of the first period.

Logan Thompson stopped 40 of 43 Boston shots in the victory.

David Pastrnak, Taylor Hall, and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins, finding the net behind Logan Thompson.

Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 of 24 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Vegas scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Boston went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.

Vegas lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 43-24.

Next game, Vegas takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For Boston, they head on the road to face Colorado.