The Edmonton Oilers are on the road for a three-game road trip this week, and the festivities began on Tuesday night with a rematch against the Boston Bruins.
The Edmonton Oilers had a dominant 4-0 win over the Boston Bruins, but if there was one stain on an otherwise perfect game, it was the lack of response after Zadorov's hit on Stuart Skinner.
Boston ranks 27th in the NHL with 2.64 goals per game, but they're 12-6-3 on home ice in 2024-25. Skinner has a 3-2-1 record, 2.81 GAA and .902 save percentage against the Bruins in his career.
Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner was shaken up after being leveled by Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov and had to leave the game.
BOSTON – Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner was forced to leave the game at 14:35 of the first period after a nasty collision with Bruins’ Nikita Zadorov.
“They were certainly playing at a higher level right from the drop of the puck. They won the majority of races to pucks. they were quicker to pucks, won more one-on-one battles,” Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco said. “We pretty much got what we deserved tonight because of the way we played.
Adam Henrique scored two goals and Connor McDavid scored on a power play midway through the second period as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight game, 4-0 over the Boston Bruins.
Crosby collected a goal and two assists to pass Joe Sakic for ninth on the league's all-time points list with 1,643. Sakic finished his Hall of Fame career with 1,641 points. Crosby also logged his 184th three-point game, breaking a tie with Phil Esposito and Mark Messier for fifth in NHL history.
Here are the report cards for the first half Oilers in 2024-25.
Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to lead the Dallas Stars to their sixth straight victory, 4-1 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.