The Oilers skated off the frozen sheet at TD Garden with a 3-1 victory over the Bruins on Thursday night.
But Boston bench boss Marco Sturm initially wanted to harp on the positives out of a game where his players largely corralled an explosive Edmonton offense at 5-on-5 play.
“I was really happy, actually — the five-on-five game, we made one mistake. A little mistake, that cost us one goal,” Sturm said. “But other than that, I thought it was pretty good, exactly what we wanted. … It’s just a little bit frustrating, because I thought guys were into the game, guys were sharp, but that little pop was missing.