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THIRD PERIOD

34.1: Patrice Bergeron added an empty-net goal to seal the deal.

2:08: Cam Talbot was pulled for the extra attacker.

3:45: Shots now 29-24 for the Bruins with time winding down.

6:30: Shots were 7-6 Oilers in the third period with just over six minutes to play; 28-24 for the Bruins overall.

8:33: While shorthanded, Rieder was denied on a breakaway by Halak.

8:53: Puljujarvi was sent off for high sticking.

12:13: Oilers thought they scored, but they did not. Halak got a piece of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ shot and the puck rolled along the line before it was swatted away by Zdeno Chara.

14:00: Oilers had some sustained pressure in the Bruins end in an attempt to draw within a goal.

20:00: Period three is now underway.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: Shots on goal in period two were 7-6 for Boston.

1:36: Danton Heinen got two minutes for tripping to give the Oilers a chance to draw within a goal late in the period.

2:33: Sean Kuraly hit Matt Benning into the end boards with such force that the glass popped out.

3:56: Only one shot (for Boston) in the past six minutes of play.

9:23: Shots in the period just past the midway point were 6-2 for Boston.

12:33: Caggiula got into a brief skirmish with David Backes after laying out the Bruins centre. Each got two minutes for roughing.

15:41: Tobias Rieder redirected a feed from Leon Draisaitl but Halak was very sharp in getting his pad on that bouncing puck.

16:27: Jujhar Khaira dropped the gloves with Kevan Miler for a spirited bout at the Oilers blueline that was eventually broken up by the officials.

16:32: Three-and-a-half minutes into the second period, Boston had three shots to Edmonton’s none.

20:00: Period two is now underway.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After one, shots on goal were 15-11 for the Bruins.

2:41: Marchand got in behind the Oilers defence while shorthanded and tried to backhand it past Talbot but the Oilers goaltender got a piece of it. Oscar Klefbom also got a piece of Marchand with his stick and was sent off for slashing, ending the Edmonton man advantage.

3:15: Charlie McAvoy got two minutes for interference, giving the Oilers their first power play chance in the game.

4:47: 36 seconds later, Joakim Nordstrom completed a give-and-go with a redirection past Talbot to extend Boston’s lead to two goals. | BOS 3, EDM 1

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5:23: Brad Marchand’s pass went off the leg of Drake Caggiula and in past Talbot to put the Bruins in front. | BOS 2, EDM 1

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6:06: Tempers flare after Khaira bumped Bruins defenceman Brandon Carlo into the end boards deep in the Boston zone. Result was another Bruins power play.

9:57: Shots were 9-5 for the Bruins just past the midway point of the first.

10:40: David Pastrnak picked up the puck and drove to the net, deking out Matt Benning and then Cam Talbot for a beautiful backhand goal to tie the game up at 1-1. | EDM 1, BOS 1

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11:48: Adam Larsson got called for interference, giving the game’s first power play to the Bruins.

13:38: Chris Wagner caught Jujhar Khaira with a shoulder to the head, knocking down the Oilers skater. Khaira was tended to briefly on the bench but appeared to be fine.

16:17: CONNOR OPENS THE SCORING! McDavid used his speed to break down the right side, he picked up the puck and went in all alone, firing a shot five-hole past Bruins netminder Jaroslav Halak. | EDM 1, BOS 0

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17:03: Shots on goal almost three minutes into the game were 3-1 for the Bruins.

20:00: Tonight’s game has started.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Rattie
Lucic – Draisaitl – Yamamoto
Caggiula – Strome – Puljujarvi
Rieder – Khaira – Kassian

Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Benning
Russell – Bouchard

Talbot

OUT: Sekera (injured), Brodziak, Chiasson, Garrison

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