Adam Henrique scored two goals and Connor McDavid scored on a power play midway through the second period as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth straight game, 4-0 over the Boston Bruins.
After getting booed off the ice at TD Garden, Bruins players had few answers for their play after a 4-0 loss to the Oilers.
The Bruins were outplayed and outclassed by the Oilers throughout Tuesday night's loss, and the frustration from fans boiled over as the team careened to its fifth straight winless contest. Fans booed the team heavily during a fruitless third period power-play, and a loud "Fire Sweeney" chant echoed throughout the stadium.
Naturally, given this mix, Brown got the least ice time among Oilers blueliners at 11:49. His most notable moment came in the first period when he levelled Trent Frederic with a hip check along the boards by the Oilers bench. Brown was used on the penalty kill in the third when Ekholm was in the box.
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.
The Edmonton Oilers demolished the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Tuesday night, beating them with skill, skill and more skill. The Oilers had 22 Grade A shots to 13 for Boston, with the subset of 5-alarm shots seven to six for Edmonton.
Edmonton goalie Stuart Skinner left Tuesday’s game in Boston late in the first period after a hard collision with Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov, then was back on the ice for the start of the second.
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.
In a measuring stick game at the 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, smoking them, 4-0.
Tuesday night’s game against the Boston Bruins would’ve gone a much different way. They would’ve rolled into Edmonton, dominated play on the ice, choked out scoring chances and held the Oilers scoreless.
Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship before moving on to a head-coaching career in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils, died at the age of 89.
Skinner did and Draisaitl didn’t. Despite being knocked out of the game for the last 5:25 of the first period after being run over by Boston’s Nikita Zadorov, Skinner was outstanding — stopping all 26 shots for the goose egg.