bos 3, edm 2

 

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: The Oilers drop their fourth consecutive game with a 3-2 loss to the Bruins. Draisaitl scores twice and McDavid gets a helper on both of them while Skinner ends the night with 27 saves. The club gets back to it on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

48.5: Hyman just fails to redirect Draisaitl’s backdoor pass in from the side of the net. The Bruins call a timeout.

2:08: The Oilers pull Skinner for the 6-on-5 advantage with just over two minutes to play.

2:33: Matt Grzelcyk walks in and hammers a slap shot far side to restore the Bruins’ lead late. | BOS 3, EDM 2

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3:53: Shots are 41-27 in favour of EDM as they continue to pour the pressure on in the third period after coming back from a two-goal deficit.

10:10: DRAI GAME! Draisaitl CASHES IN for the second time tonight from where else but the goal-line with a perfectly-placed one-timer from McDavid! The sniper scores his second power-play goal of the night and nets the game-tying goal with his 23rd of the year. | EDM 2, BOS 2

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11:02: The Oilers get another power-play attempt as Charlie Coyle heads off for holding.

12:52: SKINNER! Edmonton’s keeper follows up Ullmark’s great save with a masterful one of his own on Pastrnak’s blistering one-timer.

13:36: Ullmark absolutely denies Foegele not once but twice on two attempts from the left side. The Oilers are knocking…

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13:55: Puljujärvi steps inside the O-zone and uncorks a slap shot but it skitters wide of the cage. The Oilers are 1-for-4 on the man advantage tonight.

15:57: Patrice Bergeron gets tagged with a hooking minor against McDavid. The Oilers get a HUGE opportunity to knot this game up on the power play.

17:11: Niemo! A juicy rebound pops out to DeBrusk but Niemelainen is there to swipe it away with a great defensive effort to prevent a goal.

20:00: The third period begins with the Oilers in search of the equalizer. Defenceman Kris Russell will not return to tonight’s action after suffering a lower-body injury.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: DeBrusk and Draisaitl trade power-play goals in the middle frame to make it a 2-1 score in favour of Boston heading into the third period. Skinner is up to 13 saves on the evening while Ullmark is at 26.

1:46: Draisaitl from his office! The puck goes from McDavid to Tyson Barrie to Draisaitl, who fires it upstairs on Ullmark to get the Oilers within one. The German now has 22 goals on the season and 44 points while McDavid gets assist No. 28 and point 44 as well. | BOS 2, EDM 1

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3:05: Hyman tries to encroach the offensive zone but is held onto by Erik Haula. He is pointed to the penalty box and the Oilers get a chance to cut the deficit in half while up a man.

6:29: Markus Niemelainen gets his stick up on Frederic and the Bruins forward replies with fisticuffs, as both head to the box for off-setting minors.

13:07: Puljujärvi zips a heavy wrister on the net and Hyman tries to deposit the follow-up but it skips over his blade.

17:58: Kailer Yamamoto is tripped right before a clearing attempt and ends up coughing the puck to Jake DeBrusk, who snaps a shot bar down for the man-advantage marker. | BOS 2, EDM 0

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19:50: Draisaitl is tagged with a cross-checking minor right off the hop as the Oilers look to suppress another penalty.

20:00: The second period has begun!

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: Marchand’s shorthanded strike stands as the difference through 20 minutes of action. Shots are 13-9 EDM.

1:55: Ullmark steers aside Nurse’s slap shot from the point and Draisaitl later whiffs on a one-time attempt from the right side. Edmonton goes 0-for-2 on the man advantage.

3:45: Brad Marchand shoots out to a breakaway and goes backhand to open the scoring shorthanded. | BOS 1, EDM 0

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3:57: Hyman makes a check on Nick Foligno and the Bruins forward does not take kindly to it, proceeding to punch Hyman from behind before being called for roughing. Oilers go to the power play.

4:16: Ceci rips it and Puljujärvi tips it but Ullmark makes the save.

5:53: Evan Bouchard sifts a soft puck on the net and Zack Kassian just about bats the rebound home out of mid-air but Bruins keeper Linus Ullmark discards it with his shoulder.

7:07: David Pastrnak spins and twirls to shake loose from Darnell Nurse then directs a weak backhander on Skinner for the easy stop.

9:21: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins looks cross-ice to Draisaitl for his patented howitzer but he can’t connect on it as the Oilers power play goes quiet on its first attempt.

11:34: Two for two! The Oilers neutralize both Draisaitl and Hyman’s penalties and will now get a chance of their own on the power play as Trent Frederic heads off for hooking McDavid on the rush.

14:23: Zach Hyman takes a hooking call and now the Oilers will play at 5-on-3 for 14 seconds before facing another minor to kill.

16:10: Leon Draisaitl gets his stick in John Moore’s feet and he falls down, earning Draisaitl a tripping penalty. Boston gets the game’s first power play.

20:00: Puck dropped! Cody Ceci returns to the blueline after being in COVID-19 Protocol and Stuart Skinner gets set for his seventh start of the season as the Oilers look to snap a three-game losing skid.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Hyman – McDavid – Puljujärvi
RNH – Nugent-Hopkins – Yamamoto
Foegele – McLeod – Kassian
Shore – Ryan – Sceviour

Nurse – Bouchard
Russell – Ceci
Niemelainen – Barrie

Skinner
Koskinen

OUT: Tyler Benson, Kyle Turris, William Lagesson

OILERS TODAY | Pre-Game vs BOS

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