Pickard stopped 15 of 17 shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Kraken. Pickard earned his fifth win in his last six starts. He didn't have much to do in this contest, though the Kraken were a little opportunistic to cut the deficit to one goal before Leon Draisaitl's empty-netter sealed the Oilers' win.
The Bruins’ losing streak reached to five games on Tuesday, January 7th, as they were blanked 4-0 by Stuart Skinner and the Edmonton Oilers, extending their dismal run of form at TD Garden.
They weren’t awful in a loss at Pittsburgh in their previous game on Thursday, but they had one of their worst stretches in ages during the first period — a six-to-eight-minute span that coach Kris Knoblauch called “garbage” on Friday. Plus, they were playing a terrible Chicago team, which had played the night before in Detroit.
The Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight game, shutting out the Boston Bruins by a score of 4-0 at TD Garden on Tuesday (Jan. 7). Adam Henrique scored twice for the Oilers, who also got goals from fellow forwards Viktor Arvidsson and Connor McDavid.
Adam Henrique scored in each of the first two periods and Connor McDavid netted a breakaway goal to lead the visiting Edmonton Oilers past the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night.
In a measuring stick game at TD Garden on Tuesday, the Bruins simply did not measure up. The Edmonton Oilers, both very good and very hot, came onto Causeway Street and had their way with the overmatched B’s,
Connor McDavid and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers (25-12-3), who have won four straight and seven of nine (7-1-1). Brett Kulak had two assists, and Leon Draisaitl had his 14-game point streak (12 goals, 15 assists) come to an end.
BOSTON (AP) — Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner left Tuesday’s night’s game in Boston late in the first period after a hard collision with Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov, but was back on the ice for the start of the second.
BOSTON (AP) — Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner ... He headed to the dressing room and was replaced by Calvin Pickard with 5:25 left in the period. Advertisement Article continues below this ...