National Hockey League
Edmonton 3, Boston 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 19, 2024
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Travis Toomey
Attendance: 18347

Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:04 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers completed a two-goal comeback to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.

Ekholm snapped off the deciding goal as the trailer on the rush. He received a feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who picked the puck off Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman's pads and dished a pass back.

The Oilers, who have won six of their last seven games, erased a 2-0 deficit with goals in the second and third periods.

Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist, scoring Edmonton's first before setting up Connor McDavid's tying tally with 2:21 left.

Leon Draisaitl had three assists and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the Oilers.

Draisaitl and McDavid have seven-game point streaks.

Boston had a 2-0 lead after one period, as Elias Lindholm scored 1:07 in and Mark Kastelic doubled the score with 2:25 left before intermission.

Swayman stopped 23 shots for the Bruins, who completed a 2-2-1 road trip against Western Conference teams.

Both teams had 26 shots on goal and went 0-for-2 on the power play.

Less than a minute after Swayman made a key stop on Draisaitl's one-timer from the right circle, McDavid took Hyman's drop feed and cut into the blue paint to stuff in the tying goal from in tight.

Edmonton's second-period push had made it a 2-1 game as a seeing-eye goal from Hyman beat Swayman at 11:17. After Kastelic attempted to bank the puck out of a scrum along the boards, it landed right with Hyman in the right circle, and he slipped a wrist shot five-hole.

Hyman, who has eight goals in his last seven games, played with a broken nose after a slap shot from teammate Evan Bouchard deflected and hit Hyman in the face on Monday against the Florida Panthers.

Lindholm scored on Boston's first shot at 1:07 of the first, curling out of the deep corner to the outside of the circle to put on a shot that snuck through Skinner, who was hugging the left post.

Brad Marchand dished the primary assist to Lindholm, giving him an eight-game point streak.

The visitors finished the first period with an 11-5 shot edge and a two-goal lead after Kastelic's hard net drive resulted in a backhand goal at 17:35. After Brandon Carlo's touch started transition, Kastelic picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone before making the rush for the goal.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Edmonton
Mark Kastelic 1 Points Leon Draisaitl 3
Mark Kastelic 1 Goals Zach Hyman 1
John Beecher 1 Assists Leon Draisaitl 3
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jeremy Swayman .885 Save Percentage Stuart Skinner .923
Jeremy Swayman 23 Saves Stuart Skinner 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 26 2 0-2 2-2 4 30
Edmonton 26 3 0-2 2-2 4 26
Upcoming Games
  • Edmonton will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Oilers have a W/L % of .611 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Bruins have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .588 after a loss.