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

Connor McDavid tallies goal for Edmonton Oilers on the power play

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/edm.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originEDM https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
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
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
John Klingberg, D Injured Reserve Apr 21
Trent Frederic, C Day-To-Day Apr 21
Evander Kane, LW Injured Reserve Apr 19
Troy Stecher, D Out Apr 19
Mattias Ekholm, D Out Apr 14

Game Information

TD Garden

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

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
Full Standings