McAvoy curls and drops to Zacha, who comes flying through the neutral zone. A set, pre-designed play from Boston's power play coach, Steve Spott. With one defender beaten, it's a 4-on-3. Edmonton's flat-footed, and giving respect to Geekie and Pastrnak, cheat a step to the outside.

Marco Sturm expressed frustration about the Bruins allowing Connor McDavid and the Oilers' power play to score while their own struggled.

The Boston Bruins fell 3-1 to the Edmonton Oilers at TD Garden in a tightly contested matchup defined by special teams and timely execution. Pavel Zacha’s early power-play goal was a bright moment, but Edmonton’s composure,

BOSTON — After 56 anxious minutes, the Bruins broke the game open late. Boston scored the only two goals of the third period to pull away for a 4-1 win over the Devils on Saturday at TD Garden. The Bruins head on the road for a three-game trip beginning with a rematch against the Blues on Tuesday.

Quinn Hutson scores his first NHL goal, while Connor McDavid & Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each recorded a goal plus an assist for the Oilers on Thursday night at TD Garden in a 3-1 victory over the Bruins

Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two goals each and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night. Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal, while David Pastrnak had two assists in his first game since Nov.

The St. Louis Blues host the Boston Bruins after Brayden Schenn's two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Blues' 4-3 win

Trading Frederic to the Oilers was the right move, and a series of other right moves have followed for Boston.

It sounds like Don Sweeney and the Bruins know what they want to add to Marco Sturm's roster this trade deadline.