The Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins have been strong teams through the first half of the 2020s. Boston has 221 wins since the start of the 2020-21 season and Edmonton has 215.
The Edmonton Oilers have every reason to go all-in at the trade deadline, and one option on the table may be Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand. The Oilers have been connected to Bruins forward Trent Frederic in trade as well,
NHL insider Andy Strickland made a bombshell speculation that the Edmonton Oilers could land superstar forward Mikko Rantanen in free agency this summer.
The two teams played on in Boston in a low chance, low scoring game, but Morgan Geekie scored the game winning goal with 1:45 left just as a penalty was expiring and just after Mattias Samuelsson pushed Justin Brazeau into his goaltender.
Speaking on Daily Faceoff ( h/t Oilers Nation on X) on Sunday, Yaremchuk argued the Oilers should prioritize acquiring Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic instead of pursuing Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson, who has been frequently linked to Edmonton.
The Sabres return home for an Atlantic Division showdown. The Buffalo Sabres face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at KeyBank Center, aiming to put their 1-3-0 road trip, which ended with a 3-2 loss Saturday in Edmonton, behind them.
Allan Mitchell cautioned fans of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday to take his column with a bit of, well, let’s say, open-mindedness. He writes, “This is an article about the Bruins dealing Brad Marchand at the deadline to the Oilers.
In the pursuit of smaller, measured deals, these players could help the Oilers organization now and into the future.
The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.
A pair of former World Champion figure skaters who teach at the Skating Club of Boston were aboard an American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter late Wednesday night, according to the Kremlin. An official with the Skating Club confirmed six people from the Boston area were aboard the plane.
The Buffalo Sabres unleashed their offense on Tuesday night, lighting up the Boston Bruins for seven goals in a win.
Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka had hat tricks, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves as Buffalo rolled to a 7-2 win over Boston.