The Bruins had every reason to be frustrated headed into the third period in Edmonton Tuesday. They had a 31-14 shot advantage, Anton Khodobin came up with a ridiculous save on Connor McDavid to keep the game relatively close and still, none of it mattered.
The Black and Gold allowed the Oilers a goal on their third shot of the game with 1:31 left in an otherwise dominant first. They went 0-for-3 on the power play against the worst penalty kill unit in the league. And there they were, trailing the Oilers 2-0 with only 20 minutes to ensure they wouldn’t drop their third game of the month to a bottom-five NHL team.