When the dust settled, and the Boston Bruins dropped a 3-1 decision at home to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night at the TD Garden, there were several areas where you could point the finger at Boston's loss.
How about Edmonton's goaltending? Yes. Tristan Jarry left in the second period with 3:52 left in the middle period with an injury and was replaced by Calvin Pickard. They combined to make 24 saves, with a first-period power-play goal from Pavel Zacha being the only Black and Gold goal.
How about the special teams play? Yes. Edmonton scored a power play goal and a shorthanded goal in the third period from Connor McDavid to give his team some insurance early in the period.