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Oilers Fall 2-1 Against Boston - Game Recap

The Oilers came up short Wednesday against the Bruins, falling 2-1.

Boston was favored by -189 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Patrice Bergeron, and David Pastrnak each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Bergeron opened the scoring for Boston.

Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 29 Edmonton shots in the victory.

Sam Gagner scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Tuukka Rask.

Mike Smith stopped 32 of 34 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 0-for-7, while the Oilers were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

Boston outshot Edmonton 34-29 in the game.

Boston heads into a battle against the Flames. Edmonton, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.