David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins closed out the calendar year with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

The Edmonton Oilers are getting elite production from their top offensive players at exactly the right time. Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman enter this matchup ag

EDMONTON -- David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist for the Boston Bruins, who ended a six-game skid with a 6-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Wednesday.

David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins closed out the calendar year with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets will try to end their five-game skid when they play the Edmonton Oilers. Winnipeg has a 15-17-4 record overall and an 8-7-2 record in home games. The Jets have a -5 scoring differential, with 105 total goals scored and 110 allowed.

The Edmonton Oilers have recalled Isaac Howard to the NHL after he was named the AHL's December Player of the Month.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is enjoying a monstrous bounce-back campaign, averaging more than a point per game after producing 49 in 78 games a season ago. My Oilers vs. Flames predictions expect Nugent-Hopkins to pick up where he left off and capitalize on an advantageous matchup coming out of the break.

For the second time in three games, Edmonton Oilers forward Andrew Mangiapane sat out as a healthy scratch on Saturday, as rumours continue to circulate that the team may be looking to trade the 29-year-old.