Edmonton Oilers (24-12-3) at Boston Bruins (20-17-5)
TV: Sportsnet West, Sportsnet One. Radio: 880 CHED.
TIME: 5 p.m. Tuesday
Odds: Oilers -140, Bruins + 116
THE SETUP
The Oilers are looking for their fourth straight victory and are on a run that has seen them go 14-3-1 since Nov. 23, and have only lost twice in a row on one occasion since. Since Jan. 2, they have jumped ahead four places to sit seventh overall and are tied for second in the Pacific Division. The Bruins, meanwhile, have lost four in a row (0-3-1) and five of their last six since they last won two in a row on Dec. 23. They currently sit 13th overall and third in the Atlantic Division.
LEON STANDS ALONE
Leon Draisaitl leads the league with 29 goals, 22 even-strength goals and nine game-winning goals, and sits second overall with 59 points in 39 games. He has five goals in his last four games and carries a personal point streak of 14 games (12 goals, 15 assists). David Pastrnak leads the Bruins with at a point-per-game clip, with 17 goals and 25 points in 42 games this season.
THE QUOTE
“I think physicality is very important to the game, I think you need some of it. But if you look at it, the team that has the most hits in a game is usually the losing team, so you’ve got to be careful. Same with blocked shots.”
• Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch
THE LINEUPS
EDMONTON
Forwards
Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid – Brown
Podkolzin – Draisaitl – Arvidsson
Skinner – Henrique – Hyman
Perry – Janmark – Kapanen
Defence
Ekholm – Bouchard
Nurse – Stecher
Kulak – Emberson
Goalies
Skinner
Pickard
BOSTON
Forwards
Geekie – Zacha – Pastrnak
Marchand – Lindholm – Coyle
Wahlstrom – Frederic – Brazeau
Beecher – Kastelic – Koepke
Defence
Wotherspoon – McAvoy
Zadorov – Carlo
Lohrei – Peeke
Goalies
Swayman
Korpisalo
INJURIES
OILERS: None
BRUINS: None
E-mail: [email protected]
On Twitter: @GerryModdejonge
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