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Adam Henrique scores 2, Connor McDavid has power-play goal as Oilers blank Bruins 4-0

Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins: Game Highlights

Stuart Skinner, who left the game late in the first period after a collision with the Bruins' Nikita Zadorov before returning at the start of the second, stopped 26 shots as the Oilers won for the 12th time in their last 15 games.

Viktor Arvidsson added an empty-netter for Edmonton, while center Leon Draisaitl’s point streak was halted at 14 games.

It was the Bruins’ fifth straight loss, their worst stretch since interim coach Joe Sacco took over for the fired Jim Montgomery on Nov. 19.

Henrique’s first goal made it 1-0 when he beat Jeremy Swayman with a wrist shot from the slot 6:33 into the game.

McDavid’s 16th made it 2-0 at 11:11 of the second.

Swayman made 35 saves but lost his fourth straight start.

Referee Chris Rooney, a Boston native, worked his 1,500th career game.

Takeaways Oilers: Their speed was just too much for the Bruins, as it has been for a lot of teams.

Bruins: It was their second straight home loss after a six-game home win streak.

Key moment McDavid was sent in on a breakaway after taking a pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and beat Swayman with a wrister, seven seconds after Skinner stopped Pavel Zacha’s clean break-in.

Key stat It was McDavid’s first goal since he helped the Oilers rally for a 3-2 overtime win over the Bruins on Dec. 19.

Up next The Oilers are at Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Bruins play at Tampa Bay on the same night.

This story has been corrected. A previous version contained an incorrect reference to McDavid extending a points streak.

Regular Season Series

EDM wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:33 Adam Henrique Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Corey Perry (7), Brett Kulak (8)
Goal 2nd Period 11:11 Connor McDavid Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (13)
Goal 2nd Period 16:35 Adam Henrique Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Jeff Skinner (8), Zach Hyman (10)
Goal 3rd Period 16:25 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Kulak (9)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 17
18 Hits 45
13 Takeaways 11
39 Shots 26
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 20
57.4 Faceoff Win Percent 42.6
12 Giveaways 11
3 Total Penalties 4
9 Penalty Minutes 11

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 28 9 59 3
Edmonton 25 12 53 3
Los Angeles 23 10 51 5
Vancouver 18 12 46 10
Calgary 19 14 45 7
Anaheim 17 18 39 5
Seattle 17 21 37 3
San Jose 13 24 32 6

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 27 13 56 2
Florida 24 15 50 2
Boston 20 18 45 5
Tampa Bay 21 15 44 2
Ottawa 19 17 41 3
Montreal 19 18 41 3
Detroit 18 18 40 4
Buffalo 15 21 35 5
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