The Oilers will get a look at Viktor Arvidsson for the first time in a Bruins' sweater on Thursday when his Swedish countryman and previous Nashville & Edmonton teammate Mattias Ekholm plays in his 200th career game with the Blue & Orange.

Boston started that stretch with a 4-1 win, sweeping aside the Utah Mammoth behind two goals from Morgan Geekie. The Bruins will welcome opponents from north of the border for the rest of this homestand, starting with the two-time defending Western Conference champion Oilers on Thursday.

The Edmonton Oilers made headlines recently, pulling off a blockbuster deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins by trading Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak, with a second-round pick, in exchange for Tristan Jarry and Sam Poulin.

Connor McDavid reflects on the Edmonton Oilers’ historic night as a teammate reaches 1,000 career points, with many others contributing to a memorable victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Leon Draisaitl makes history by recording his 1,000th career point as part of a four-point effort alongside Connor McDavid on Tuesday in a 6-4 victory over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena

The story has been kind of “same old Edmonton” for the Oilers this season: an elite offense but a leaky team defense, much of which can be pinned on goaltending. In a weird twist, their GF/G and GA/G are exactly the same at 3.41. I guess they’re just going to tie every game for the rest of the season. That’s how averages work.

Stuart Skinner made his Penguins debut in an emotional matchup against his former team, as Pittsburgh fell to Edmonton Oilers.

Tristan Jarry and Stuart Skinner, traded for one another just five days ago, starred against their former teams as Edmonton defeated Pittsburgh 6-4 on Tuesday night.

With one victory secured to open a five-game homestand that leads into the NHL's holiday break, the Boston Bruins get ready for another Western Conference test as they welcome the surging Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.

“Any player who reaches 1,000 points is pretty remarkable,” Knoblauch said. “Anybody who has (hit the milestone) has been a pretty significant player. Leon, being able to just put up the regular production that he has, being able to score goals, put up the assists and even be a really good defensive player, I think it’s really impressive.

The Fife Flyers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) have announced that they have signed Lucic for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. With this, the former Oilers winger is officially taking his talent overseas.