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Oilers Fall 3-2 Against Boston - Game Recap

The Bruins beat Edmonton 3-2 on Monday, earning a victory backstopped by Jeremy Swayman's 22 saves.

Boston was favored by -116 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Boston got goals from Pavel Zacha, Nick Foligno, and Tomas Nosek in the victory. Nosek opened the scoring at 2:30 of the first period.

Jeremy Swayman turned in a 22-save effort for the Bruins.

Connor McDavid(2) scored for the Oilers, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.

Stuart Skinner stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Oilers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 0-for-5, while the Oilers were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Boston outshot Edmonton 30-24 in the game.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Calgary looking for another win. For Edmonton, they head home to face Toronto.