Road Trip Continues With Stop In Edmonton
"Boston Bruins 80 pts (36-13-8) @ Edmonton Oilers 52 pts (24-30-4)
9 p.m. ET
Rogers Place � Edmonton, AB
TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Season Series/Schedule
Date����� Game��� ������������������������������� GWG
11/26���� EDM 4 @ BOS 2 ��������������� Ryan Strome
2/20������ BOS @ EDM�������
Team Leaders
Bruins������������������ ����������������������������������������������� ��������������� Oilers
Brad Marchand, 55��������� ��������������� Points�� ��������������� Connor McDavid, 69
Patrice Bergeron, 27������ ��������������� Goals��� ��������������� Connor McDavid, 26
Brad Marchand, 33��������� ��������������� Assists� ��������������� Connor McDavid, 43
The Bruins are right back in action tonight in Edmonton after yesterday afternoon's overtime win at the Calgary Flames.
Even though the Oilers have been a disaster for much of the season, they can earn the season series sweep with a win over the Bruins tonight.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy confirmed that Anton Khudobin will start tonight. Tuukka Rask, who played yesterday, gave up four goals on 35 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Oilers back in late November.
Cassidy also confirmed that the goaltender switch will be the only change we see in his lineup today.� He stated that defenseman Kevan Miller is healthy, but the team is going to hold him out for one more game.� It will be interesting to see what Cassidy does with his defense when the team heads back east with the addition of Nick Holden earlier today.� Holden will not be available for tonight's game.
This is the 10th time this season that the Bruins are playing three games in a four day stretch.� They are 7-1-1 in the third game so far this season.� This is also the 11th time they will play on consecutive days this season.� They have a 5-3-2 record in the second of back-to-back games.
Probable Bruins Lineup
FORWARDS
Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci - Ryan Spooner
Danton Heinen - Riley Nash - David Backes
Tim Schaller - Sean Kuraly - Noel Acciari
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Zdeno Chara - Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk - Adam McQuaid
GOALTENDER
Anton Khudobin (12-3-4, 2.34 GAA, .923 save %, 1 SO)
INJURY REPORT
LW-Anders Bjork (upper-body) out, D-Kevan Miller (upper-body) out, C-Frank Vatrano (lower-body) out
Probable Oilers Lineup
FORWARDS
Patrick Maroon - Connor McDavid - Drake Caggiula
Milan Lucic - Leon Draisaitl - Mike Cammalleri
Jujhar Kaira - Ryan Strome - Anton Slepyshev
Jesse Puljujarvi - Mark Letestu - Zack Kassian
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Darnell Nurse - Adam Larsson
Oscar Klefbom - Kris Russell
Matt Benning - Brandon Davidson
GOALTENDER
Cam Talbot (20-22-2, 3.12 GAA, .902 save %, 1 SO)
INJURY REPORT
C-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper-body) out, D-Andrej Sekera (facial injury) out
