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Pavel Zacha's late second-period goal stood up as the game winner as the Boston Bruins continued their spectacular season with a narrow 3-2 victory over the ...

"They're the best team in the league. He has really taken a step in regards to attacking the net more and taking it on himself and I think you see the results." Edmonton tied it at 12:20 of the second period with the teams playing four players aside as Klim Kostin came out of the box and hustled to feed the puck to McDavid who undressed Swayman with a deke to record his 50th goal in his 61st game of the season. That's the mindset that's allowed us to have the success we've had." With the victory they became the fastest team to record 46 wins in NHL history, needing just 59 games to do so. I'm not trying to sound tacky, it's just the reality of our team.

The Edmonton Oilers are ready to take on one of the league's hardest working teams Monday night at Rogers Place.

“Go in! “It’s a hard-nosed, nothing easy, nothing free, hard working team,” said Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. “They don’t beat themselves.

Edmonton Oilers forward Klim Kostin will make his return to the lineup Monday night against the Boston Bruins after missing the team's previous five games ...

You can watch the Oilers take on the Bruins on Sportsnet's Monday Night Hockey at 8:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. [Klim Kostin](/hockey/nhl/players/klim-kostin/954852) will make his return to the lineup Monday night against the Boston Bruins after missing the team's previous five games with a non-COVID illness.

"We're dollar in, dollar out, so, we start bringing in people with big cap numbers, we're going to have to do some real gymnastics here to move people out."

The Oilers most pressing need is to find a way out of salary-cap jail. Winger Jesse Puljujarvi, the former first-round pick who is in the final year of his contract that carries a $3-million cap hit, has been on the market for months, with no takers. As it stands, the Oilers already have over $71 million in committed salary for next season. I think, as a group of coaches, what we try and do is you try and ask your players to control the things within their control. “It’s part and parcel of where we’re at in the NHL schedule. Despite the penalty-kill and goaltending issues, the Oilers have only lost two games in regulation out of their last 18. That’s a credit to our players and their hard work.” Those two match-ups offer Holland the chance to make some last-second assessments. Even Chychrun, with a cap hit of $4.6 million, is a luxury the Oilers can’t afford unless the Coyotes agree to eat a part of the salary or help comes from another team willing to “buy down” part of what he’s owed in exchange for assets. The problem with a big name like Karlsson is he carries an $11.5-million cap hit on a contract that goes until 2026-27. Only six teams have a worse penalty kill rate than the Oilers 75 per cent clip. And they might not address the Oilers’ most glaring issues.

The Boston Bruins will look for their seventh straight win when they play Connor McDavid, and the Oilers in Edmonton Monday night.

[Connor McDavid](https://www.nhl.com/oilers/stats/regular-season), the best hockey player on the planet right now. [Boston Bruins11 hours ago ](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2023/02/27/boston-bruins-taylor-hall-returns-to-boston-with-lower-body-injury/) [Boston Bruins10 hours ago ](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2023/02/27/boston-bruins-game-59-boston-bruins-edmonton-oilers-betting-lines-preview/) -Jeremy Swayman will get the nod between the pipes for the Boston Bruins tonight. Newcomer Dmitry Orlov will slot up to the top pairing to play with Charlie McAvoy. -Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand has been on fire in the last five games.

it's a battle to be an Oilers fan sometimes. So when Connor McDavid opened the scoring just over two minutes into the game, the hope was that the boys would use ...

- The Oilers cheated for offence early in the game and the Bruins knew exactly how to handle it. - Stuart Skinner was back in the net for his 32nd start of the season and looking to get the Oilers back in the win column after he was unfortunately tagged with the loss on Saturday despite coming into the game in relief. - Pavel Zacha restored the Bruins’ lead (3-2) on a second effort play that saw him dive toward a look puck near the crease and chip it over Stuart Skinner as he was about to cover up. Boston just sat back and forced the Oilers to make long passes that didn’t make any sense. To their credit, the Oilers did a pretty good job of ramping up the pressure in the third period even though the shot count could have been a touch higher, but to their credit, the Bruins did a better job of shutting the door and locking things down. If the Oilers were going to add a third loss to Boston’s totals, they needed to get more pucks on Swayman and they needed to get some bodies in front of the net just in case he left any garbage to clean up. - I love the way Vinny Desharnais plays hockey and how he never hesitates to mix it up. The good news is that the boys started the frame with some jump in their step and it led to a handful of decent scoring chances that culminated in Connor McDavid’s 50th goal of the year to tie the game at two apiece. [50TH OF THE YEAR](/news/connor-mcdavid-has-reached-the-50-goal-mark-for-the-first-time-in-his-career)IN ONLY 61 GAMES!!! McDavid added another goal (2-2) to tie the game — HIS And as the period wore on, both sides manufactured plenty of opportunities to score but it was only the Bruins that were able to get the job done, wrestling the lead away with just under five minutes to go. The bad news was that the Oilers were only able to keep the game tied for seven minutes before the Bruins restored their lead with a late goal from Pavel Zacha with less than a minute left to play.

The list of players linked to the Oilers continues to grow as we approach the NHL Trade Deadline! On Oilersnation Socials I asked for predictions for this ...

I like the idea of taking a run at Chychurn one last time. Excuse me for my lack of player knowledge but I had to google the first two players Rob listed. But back to the trade talk, one deal could set the fanbase ablaze instead of euphoria.

The Bruins are easily one of my fav non Oil franchises the last decade or so. They have a lot of Czechs in KEY roles They have a few more Czechs in minor ...

Zacha got that change of scenery, joined a great org and is on FIRE. - They have a few more Czechs in minor roles - They have a lot of Czechs in KEY roles

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid reached 50 goals for the first time in his NHL career when he scored twice against the Boston Bruins at Rogers Place ...

He has won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer four times (2016-17, 2017-18, 2020-21, and 2021-22), but has never won the Rocket Richard Trophy as the leader in goals. It was the fewest games needed to reach the mark by an active player, again passing Auston Matthews, who scored 40 in 49 games last season. He has really taken a step in regards to attacking the net more and taking it on himself, and I think you see the results." "I think it is his first time hitting 50, and that is a milestone to be proud of. Earlier this season, McDavid scored his 40th goal in his 48th game, a 4-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. By far the best player in the National Hockey League," Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid hit the 50-goal mark for the first time in his career with his second goal of the game on Monday against the visiting ...

After McDavid scored his 50th, teammate Leon Draisaitl collected the puck and made sure to get it to his superstar partner in crime. McDavid opened the scoring in Monday's game, scoring No. Obviously it's a big one but we've got to find a way to come back here," McDavid said in a second-intermission interview with Sportsnet's Gene Principe, after the Bruins took a 3-2 lead.

McDavid opened the scoring on Monday, taking a stretch pass from Leon Draisaitl, before breaking in on the wing and wiring the puck past Bruins goaltender ...

Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid is the first player to reach 50 goals this season, achieving the milestone with a two-goal game against the Boston Bruins on Monday. McDavid has captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s points leader four times, but he has never won the Rocket Richard Trophy which is awarded to the player with the most goals in a season. Rishaug: McDavid is on a mission to get Oilers where they want to go

Edmundson continue de faire l'objet de la convoitise des Oilers d'Edmonton à quelques jours de la date limite des transactions.

Celui qui devait participer à l’entraînement des siens lundi est ennuyé par une blessure au haut du corps et n’a pas joué depuis le 26 janvier. En janvier, la même source a rapporté que les Oilers avaient Edmundson dans leur viseur, tout comme Jakob Chychrun, des Coyotes de l’Arizona. Selon ce qu’a avancé lundi le réseau TSN, les deux équipes concernées poursuivent des pourparlers en vue d’y aller d’un échange impliquant le vétéran de 29 ans.

The Oilers take on the league-leading Boston Bruins on Monday night to open a three-game homestand at Rogers Place.

"We're not the only team in the NHL that's dealing with this, so you look anywhere in the NHL and teams are dealing with those types of schedules. The Oilers are the only team the Bruins have yet to play this season... "In Pittsburgh, we executed early and we built a lead first half of the game, and that's the way the game played out. "Then they have skilled players to make you pay if you start making mistakes, so we know that coming in tomorrow, we're going to have to play to our identity -- a fast game, keep it simple through the neutral zone. Boston netminder Linus Ullmark scored an empty-net goal in addition to picking up his 30th win of the season in a 3-1 win over the Canucks on Saturday to help stretch the Bruins win streak to six games. "I think everybody in here is excited and if we're not, we should be to play a team like this and especially facing them twice now in the coming week. In this room, we have a lot of confidence in our group that we can play with anybody, and when we're on our game, we're a team to be reckoned with." "I think that's a lesson that came out of that game, the road game in Pittsburgh. The other game against Columbus, I just didn't think we started the game on time and we needed to have a little bit of a shake-up in order to get everybody on their toes. The Oilers have demonstrated they can play with any team in the NHL this season when they play their style of game. We're back to our focus of taking the one game at a time and Boston's here tonight -- a really good team that presents a lot of challenges. The Bruins will be the first test on a daunting schedule for the Oilers over the next few weeks.

Boston extended its winning streak to seven games with a 4-3 victory over Edmonton Monday night. Jeremy Swayman and Garnet Hathaway stopping an Oilers attack ...

“It’s been the difference for most of the year,” Montgomery said to NESN’s Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley. Boston’s second-year goalie delivered another solid performance, stopping 22 Edmonton shots to improve to 15-4-4 on the season. That wasn’t the only injury scare coming out of Monday”s performance in Edmonton. Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov notched their first assists with the Bruins after finding Tomas Nosek all alone in front. Through two games, Orlov and Hathaway provided more stability to an already deep squad. Brad Marchand inadvertently collided with Oilers defenseman Darnel Nurse during his first shift Monday night. McDavid’s second goal of the night hardly rattled the league-leading Bruins. His physical and heavy forechecking presence is already meshing well within Boston’s bottom six. “I think we’re really excited about our group. Hathaway notched his first assist as a Bruin on Nosek’s tying goal in the first while also registering a shot, hit, block, and a plus-1 rating in 10:47 time on ice. In his second game with the club, Orlov notched two assists and recorded a pair of hits in 19:17 time on ice — all while spending For a team who sits first in fewest goals per game and possesses the third-highest goals scored per tilt, the Bruins still managed to land a defensive upgrade with Orlov’s arrival.

EDMONTON - Pavel Zacha's late second-period goal stood up as the game winner as the Boston Bruins continued th...

Le DG des Oilers Ken Holland est en pourparlers avec le Canadien.

[Blue Jackets de Columbus](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/columbus-blue-jackets?competitor_id=174) [Vladislav Gavrikov](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/vladislav-gavrikov?player_id=261270) a lui aussi été rayé de la formation pour les mêmes raisons au cours des sept derniers matchs, un sommet dans la LNH. [Coyotes de l'Arizona](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/arizona-coyotes?competitor_id=180) ont été les premiers à agir de la sorte quand ils ont annoncé que le défenseur [Jakob Chychrun](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/jakob-chychrun?player_id=177469) raterait le match contre les [Blues de St. Louis](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/st-louis-blues?competitor_id=187). Il a joué en moyenne plus de 22 minutes par rencontre au cours du dernier mois. [Luke Schenn](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/luke-schenn?player_id=641) des [Canucks de Vancouver](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/vancouver-canucks?competitor_id=176) a quant à lui raté trois matchs, alors que l'étoile des [Blackhawks de Chicago](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/chicago-blackhawks?competitor_id=183) [Patrick Kane](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/patrick-kane?player_id=40884) et son coéquipier [Sam Lafferty](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/sam-lafferty?player_id=276181) ont chacun manqué une rencontre. Je ne peux pas faire cette promesse, mais il joue du très bon hockey pour nous en ce moment. Le défenseur de 28 ans a 4 buts et 13 points à sa fiche en 58 matchs cette saison. Edmundson a quant à lui amassé 1 but et 6 points en 39 matchs cette saison. Ekholm, qui est âgé de 32 ans, a récolté 5 buts et 18 points en 57 matchs cette saison, sa 12e à Nashville. « J'oserais gager qu'il sera avec nous jusqu'à la fin de l'année. Il ajoute que les Oilers sont également en pourparlers avec le [Canadien de Montréal](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/equipe/montreal-canadiens?competitor_id=169) au sujet de [Joel Edmundson](https://www.rds.ca/hockey/lnh/joueur/joel-edmundson?player_id=40547).

Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid is the first player to reach 50 goals this season, achieving the milestone with a two-goal game against the Boston ...

McDavid has captured the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s points leader four times, but he has never won the Rocket Richard Trophy which is awarded to the player with the most goals in a season. The 26-year-old has played in 61 games this season, and his previous career high in goals coming into this year was 44, which he accomplished in 2021-22. Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid is the first player to reach 50 goals this season, achieving the milestone with a two-goal game against the Boston Bruins on Monday.

McDavid scored 50 goals in just 61 games. It's his fourth consecutive game scoring at least two goals.

To wit, he’d never hit the 50-goal mark — perhaps the one individual accomplishment missing. He’s sure to add one more to each of those categories at season’s end. He notched his 50th goal at 12:20 of the second period, with assists from [Klim Kostin](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/klim-kostin-oY9xUp17oqkxgLBT/)and [Cody Ceci](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/cody-ceci-u6FbXiySpz7ihCVO/). He’s a four-time scoring champion, a three-time Ted Lindsay Award recipient and a two-time Hart Trophy winner. He achieved this feat in just 61 games.

The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Jesse Puljujarvi from the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for forward Patrik Puistola.

“He has familiarity with some of our other Finnish players, and we see him as a great fit for our team and locker room.” But Puljujarvi was mishandled by then-Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli and developed more slowly than expected, eventually going home to play for Oulu Karpat of the Finnish league, just as current GM Ken Holland arrived in Edmonton. Chosen in 2016 ahead of Matthew Tkachuk (sixth overall), Mikhail Sergachev (ninth), Jakob Chychrun (16th) and Alex DeBrincat (39th), among others.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard, Klim Kostin and Ryan McLeod are all restricted free agents at the end of the season, and will need raises.

The Oilers most pressing need is to find a way out of salary-cap jail. Winger Jesse Puljujarvi, the former first-round pick who is in the final year of his contract that carries a $3 million cap hit, has been on the market for months, with no takers. As it stands, the Oilers already have over $71 million in committed salary for next season. I think, as a group of coaches, what we try and do is you try and ask your players to control the things within their control. “It’s part and parcel of where we’re at in the NHL schedule. Despite the penalty-kill and goaltending issues, the Oilers have only lost two games in regulation out of their last 18. That’s a credit to our players and their hard work.” Even Chychrun, with a cap hit of $4.6 million, is a luxury the Oilers can’t afford unless the Coyotes agree to eat a part of the salary or help comes from another team willing to “buy down” part of what he’s owed in exchange for assets. Those two match-ups offer Holland the chance to make some last-second assessments. The problem with a big name like Karlsson is he carries an $11.5 million cap hit on a contract that goes until 2026-27. And they might not address the Oilers most glaring issues. Only six teams have a worse penalty kill rate than the Oilers 75 per cent clip.

TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports Edmonton Oilers and Arizona Coyotes were progressing on Jakob Chychrun trade negotiations Monday before things cooled ...

I've been doing a good job of that so far and I expect to keep that up for the rest of the season." Ottawa remains five points back of the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with four teams - the Buffalo Sabres, Red Wings, Florida Panthers and Washingto Capitals - sandwiched between them. “This group is trying to make the next step and we’ve made progress all year long. After it was reported last week the Red Wings planned to keep the 28-year-old winger, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports Detroit is now willing to once again listen on Bertuzzi in trade talks. There’s been a lot going on in the NHL world the last three of four days. Karlsson has 19 goals and 77 points in 60 games this season and his just five points from tying his carrer-high of 82 points set with the Ottawa Senators in 2015-16. San Jose is fourth-last in the NHL standings and traded their leading goal-scorer this season, Timo Meier, to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. "Yeah, it does [stink] that we're in the situation that we're in and we're not fighting for a playoff spot," Karlsson said. I don't know for sure, but at this time I'm anticipating him being here for the rest of the season." The 24-year-old has registered seven goals and 21 assists in 36 games this season, his seventh with the Coyotes. He is playing out the first season of a four-year, $25 million contract extension signed in 2021. TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun believes Gavrikov is "Plan C" for the Oilers, though likely the easiest to complete.

The Edmonton Oilers have traded Jesse Puljujarvi to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Patrik Puistola.

In 317 career games, all with the Oilers, Puljujarvi has 51 goals and 112 points. He notes the $3 million in space could be used by Edmonton in another move prior to Friday's trade deadline. “Jesse possesses a great blend of size and skill, and he will add to the depth of our forward group,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said.