National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 5, Edmonton 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 6, 2014
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Tom Kowal, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Attendance: 17565

Bruins 5, Oilers 2: Defenseman Dougie Hamilton collected a goal and two assists in a span of 2:34 in the third period as host Boston defeated Edmonton for the 13th consecutive time.

Carl Soderberg, Loui Eriksson and Reilly Smith recorded one of each and Milan Lucic added an empty-net tally in his 500th career game for the Bruins, who have won a season-high four in a row overall. Tuukka Rask finished with 24 saves in the victory.

Mark Arcobello and Boyd Gordon scored for the Oilers, who have dropped four in a row overall, are 0-4-1 on the road and have lost nine with one tie in their last 10 visits to Boston. Ben Scrivens turned aside 27 shots in falling to 0-4-0 lifetime versus the Bruins.

After Arcobello scored from the right faceoff circle at 1:44 of the third period to give Edmonton a 2-1 lead, Boston erupted for three goals in short order to turn the tide. Eriksson cleaned up a loose puck in the slot at 11:04 to forge a tie, a sliding Soderberg one-timed Patrice Bergeron's centering feed past Scrivens at 12:29 to give the Bruins their first lead and Hamilton converted a give-and-go from the left circle at 13:38.

With his team on a four-minute power play, Gordon cleaned up the rebound of defenseman Justin Schultz's shot from the point with 5:11 remaining in the first period to open the scoring. Smith answered less than four minutes later by breezing into the offensive zone and wristing a shot from above the right circle that sailed under the crossbar for his third goal of the season.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Boston C Davis Krejci notched an assist on Lucic's empty-net goal in his return from a two-game absence due to an undisclosed injury. ... Oilers captain and former Bruins D Andrew Ference sat out the second contest of his three-game suspension. ... Edmonton hasn't won in Boston since cruising to a 6-0 rout on Nov. 7, 1996.
Top Game Performances
 
Edmonton   Boston
Mark Arcobello 1 Points Dougie Hamilton 3
Mark Arcobello 1 Goals Dougie Hamilton 1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 1 Assists Dougie Hamilton 2
Boyd Gordon 1 Power Play Goals Dougie Hamilton 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ben Scrivens .871 Save Percentage Tuukka Rask .923
Ben Scrivens 27 Saves Tuukka Rask 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Edmonton 26 2 1-5 2-4 8 27
Boston 32 5 2-4 4-5 10 36
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Bruins have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .714 after a loss.
  • Edmonton will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Oilers have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .111 after a loss.