National Hockey League
Boston 3, Edmonton 2
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, February 27, 2023
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 18347

Pavel Zacha scored a tiebreaking goal in the final minute of the second period, and the Boston Bruins held on to beat the host Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Monday night.

Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves to improve to 10-1-3 in his past 14 decisions for the Bruins, who have started 3-0-0 on a four-game Western Conference road trip, extending their winning streak to seven games.

Tomas Nosek and Nick Foligno rounded out the Boston offense with first-period goals. Dmitry Orlov had two assists while David Pastrnak added one assist to reach the 80-point plateau for the fourth time in his NHL career.

Edmonton's Connor McDavid scored twice for the first 50-goal season of his NHL career. It was his 61st game of the season, making him the fastest player to reach the 50-goal milestone since Mario Lemieux (50 games), Jaromir Jagr (59 games) and Alexander Mogilny (60 games) in 1995-96.

Leon Draisaitl assisted on McDavid's opening goal just 2:17 into the first period, extending his point streak to seven games.

McDavid is on a four-game goal-scoring streak, having netted two in each of those contests.

Boston had a 28-24 shots advantage despite going 0-for-5 on the power play. Stuart Skinner made 25 saves as Edmonton lost its second straight game.

Edmonton's star duo teamed up for the opening goal. Draisaitl sent a stretch pass down the boards to McDavid, whose wrister beat Swayman low from the left circle.

Nosek scored his first goal since Dec. 17 as Boston evened the score a mere 13 seconds later.

Garnet Hathaway and Orlov, who were acquired by Boston from the Washington Capitals last week, recorded their first points with the Bruins. The former touched a feed to the front of the net for Nosek's chip-in.

Boston took its first lead with 4:54 left in the opening stanza. After a McDavid turnover, Foligno started up on a quick two-on-one rush, got a pass back from Charlie Coyle and slipped a short-side shot past Skinner.

Edmonton knotted the score again 12:20 into the second period. Out of the box, Klim Kostin evaded Boston defender Charlie McAvoy's check behind the net and slipped a puck to McDavid, who danced in the slot to make it 2-2.

Boston grabbed the lead back on Zacha's great effort goal with 29.9 seconds left in the middle frame. Following a Pastrnak shot into traffic, his Czech linemate dove for a loose puck outside the left crease and deflected it over Skinner.

The hosts pushed for much of the final frame, but it was to no avail. Kostin took a double minor for catching Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron with a high stick with 4:30 left.

Boston's advantage became a five-on-three for 1:56 after a slash by Vincent Desharnais, who blocked multiple Pastrnak shots during the preceding sequence.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Edmonton
Dmitry Orlov 2 Points Connor McDavid 2
Nick Foligno 1 Goals Connor McDavid 2
Dmitry Orlov 2 Assists Cody Ceci 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jeremy Swayman .917 Save Percentage Stuart Skinner .893
Jeremy Swayman 22 Saves Stuart Skinner 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 28 3 0-5 1-1 4 21
Edmonton 24 2 0-1 5-5 10 28
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Oilers have a W/L % of .485 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Calgary. The Bruins have a W/L % of .756 after a win and .857 after a loss.