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Pavel Zacha had a power-play rating for Boston, which had received 5 of its final six. Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves.
BOSTON (AP) — Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and arrange Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ power-play rating, serving to the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night time.
Former Boston College participant Quinn Hutson added his first NHL objective because the Oilers received for the sixth time in eight video games.
Edmonton goalie Tristan Jarry left with an obvious harm with 3:52 left within the second interval after he slid shortly from his left to proper making an attempt to make a save. He stopped 12 pictures in 13 probabilities, and Calvin Pickard made 12 saves in aid.
Pavel Zacha had a power-play rating for Boston, which had received 5 of its final six. Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves.
Hutson scored off a rebound of Max Jones’ shot, pushing Edmonton forward 2-1 at with 5:22 left within the second interval after Swayman made a glove cease however couldn’t deal with the puck.
McDavid collected a move from Nugent-Hopkins, skated down the center, shifted to his backhand and tucked the puck inside the best put up, making it 3-1 slightly below two minutes into the third.
Getting into with the NHL’s high ranked energy play, the Oilers scored on their first alternative when McDavid made an ideal feed to Nugent-Hopkins from behind the web to the best circle, the place he one-timed a shot previous Swayman with 6:22 left within the first.
McDavid had two objectives and two assists in a victory over Pittsburgh within the earlier recreation.
Oilers: Shut a five-game journey Saturday at Minnesota.
Bruins: Host Vancouver on Saturday night time.
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