LIVE BLOG: Oilers vs Bruins 03/16 – Edmonton Oilers Blog

THIRD PERIOD

00:00: IT’S OVER! Oilers end the Bruins’ four-game win streak and score seven goals two games in a row to beat Boston 7-4.

1:20: Oilers kill the penalty.

4:27: Oscar Klefbom gets called for holding.

5:19: Shots are 36-34 Edmonton with over five minutes left.

10:10: Oilers looking to close this one out with just over 10 minutes remaining.

17:15: The Caggiula goal has been changed to Nugent-Hopkins.

20:00: The third period has begun.

SECOND PERIOD

00:00: The offence continued in the second frame. Eleven goals tonight already. Shots are 27-24 Edmonton.

31.5: Krejci scores on a 5-on-3 after Kris Russell gets called for tripping.

1:48: Pouliot is off to the box for hooking.

5:11: POWER PLAY STAYS HOT! A McDavid shot-pass takes a deflection off Draisaitl’s stick then Lucic’s skate to get past Khudobin. Lucic’s 16th goal and McDavid’s 79th point of the season. | EDM 7, BOS 3

5:52: Oilers don’t make good on Marchand’s two minutes but head right back to the man advantage. David Krejci is sent to the sin bin for roughing Eberle.

8:16: Marchand gets two minutes for interference.

13:14: THE GOALS KEEP COMING! Draisaitl intercepts an errant Bruins pass in the neutral zone, skates in on Khudobin and puts it under his shoulder short side. That’s Draisaitl’s 24th goal of the year. Oilers regain their three-goal lead. | EDM 6, BOS 3

13:50: Bruins kill the power play.

15:43: But Dominic Moore scores shorthanded. He roofs a backhander past Talbot. | EDM 5, BOS 3

15:58: Draisaitl gets hauled down by Colin Miller. He gets two minutes for holding.

17:54: DRAKE! Drake Caggiula gets the Oilers second power play goal on their second of the night. That’s Caggiula’s fifth tally of the year. Nugent-Hopkins and Pouliot with the assists. Rask gets pulled and Anton Khudobin takes to the crease.

18:02: Boston gets a bench minor for too many men. Oilers on the power play again.

20:00: The second period is under way.

FIRST PERIOD

00:00: And entertaining first period comes to a close. Oilers up 4-2. Edmonton is also out-shooting Boston 13-9.

50.2: OILERS WITH THE QUICK RESPONSE! Anton Slepyshev bats his fourth goal of the year in. McDavid with his second assist of the night and 78th point to keep up with Marchand for the League lead. | EDM 4, BOS 2

1:23: Maroon and Adam McQuaid drop the gloves.

2:16: Marchand gets one for the Bruins. He scores his 37th of the season. Assists go to Torey Krug and Chara. | EDM 3, BOS 2

5:04: Talbot makes a save on Bergeron’s deflection.

7:31: Bruins get on the board. Pastrnak one-times a Brad Marchand feed. | EDM 3, BOS 1

8:32: Draisaitl gets a penalty for tripping. Oilers to kill the League’s 12th-ranked power play.

10:01: Maroon all over the ice tonight. He mixes it up with Zdeno Chara but doesn’t take the bait. Both skaters go to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct.

11:37: OIL STRIKE GOLD AGAIN! Benoit Pouliot scores his seventh of the season while falling in the crease. David Desharnais and Darnell Nurse with the assists. | EDM 3, BOS 0

14:32: BIG RIG AGAIN! Maroon scores his second goal of the game just 59 seconds after his first. Leon Draisaitl flipped the puck to Connor McDavid who put it right on Maroon’s plate for an easy tap-in. Maroon now with five goals scored on Tuukka Rask this season. | EDM 2, BOS 0

15:31: ST. PATTY MAROON! Patrick Maroon opens the scoring with his 23rd of the season after a heads up pass from Jordan Eberle. Oilers power play converts against the League’s best penalty kill. Andrej Sekera with the secondary assist. | EDM 1, BOS 0

16:42: Riley Nash gets two minutes for tripping Milan Lucic. Oilers to the power play.

17:36: Cam Talbot makes an early stop on a David Pastrnak one-timer.

20:00: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins wins the opening faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. Game on!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Pouliot – Desharnais – Kassian
Caggiula – Letestu – Pakarinen

Sekera – Russell
Klefbom – Larsson
Nurse – Gryba

Talbot

Out: Pitlick (injured), Hendricks (healthy), Gryba (healthy), Pakarinen (healthy), Khaira (healthy)

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