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Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Wednesday, December 30, 2026 · TD Garden

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Game preview

The Edmonton Oilers visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Wednesday, December 30, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on Prime and NESN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Oilers

Game 3 of a road trip: Columbus and Washington, now Boston.

  1. 202026-12-20: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 212026-12-21: no game
  3. 222026-12-22: no game
  4. 232026-12-23: no game
  5. 242026-12-24: no game
  6. 252026-12-25: no game
  7. 262026-12-26: no game
  8. 272026-12-27: at CBJ
  9. 282026-12-28: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 292026-12-29: no game
  11. 302026-12-30: at BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,423 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Bruins

Back home after a game in New Jersey.

  1. 202026-12-20: vs PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 212026-12-21: no game
  3. 222026-12-22: at NYI
  4. 232026-12-23: no game
  5. 242026-12-24: no game
  6. 252026-12-25: no game
  7. 262026-12-26: vs NYI
  8. 272026-12-27: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 282026-12-28: no game
  10. 292026-12-29: no game
  11. 302026-12-30: vs EDM
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~197 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~393 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Edmonton OilersOilersTue, Oct 13 at LAK
  1. L1Draisaitl#29McDavid#97Podkolzin#92
    13:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2Formenton#26Joseph#21Michaels#43
    10:40 together at 5v5
  3. L3Dickinson#16Hallander#19Kapanen#42
    6:57 together at 5v5
  4. L4Howard#53Frederic#10Samanski#81
    5:05 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekholm#14Bouchard#2
    14:21 together at 5v5
  2. D2Murphy#5Shea#6
    13:51 together at 5v5
  3. D3Emberson#49Mukhamadullin#85
    8:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Draisaitl CMcDavid CKapanen RPodkolzin RBouchard D2:14

Penalty kill

  1. 1Formenton LMichaels RMurphy DShea D1:03
  2. 2Formenton LMcDavid CEkholm DMurphy D0:44
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

EDMBOS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

EDM 76% (3rd most settled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

EDM 1:33 left (6th latest · 19 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

EDM 49.5s (10th longest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

EDM 30% (16th most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series