Bruins vs Oilers 3/16/17 Preview

Just The Facts:

The Time: 9:00pm

The Place: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The Stakes: Two more points to possibly land only a game outside of first place in the Atlantic division.

The Place to Watch: NESN, Sportsnet West

The Place to Listen: 98.5 The Sports Hub, CHED

Opposing SBN Blog: Copper & Blue

Opposing Leading Scorer: Connor McDavid (24g, 52a, 76p)

Opposing Leading Goaltender: Cam Talbot (34-20-8, .920 sv%, 2.36 GAA)

Game Notes:

• Brad Marchand’s 2nd period goal and two tallies from David Pastrnak helped give the B’s a 5-2 win over Calgary last night.
• Both Marchand and Pastrnkl have at least 30 goals this season, with Marchand leading the NHL (for now) with 36 goals and 76 points.
• Ostensibly with Khudobin getting the nod in Calgary, it looks like Tuukka Rask will tend net in Edmonton tonight.
• It’s another matchup against former Bruin Milan Lucic, who has a goal and three assists in his last three games.
• Last time the B’s faced Edmonton, it was the game they honored the life of Milt Schmidt in Boston, but a Patrick Maroon hat trick gave the Oilers a 4-3 win. Expect a very different Bruins team to roll in tonight.

Never 4get: A shutout and an OT win at the old Rexall Place