The Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 in what is their final Eastern Conference road game of their 2025-26 NHL season. It is a big accomplishment for a team that had such public struggles recently to now improve their record to 17-12-6 and sit firmly within a playoff spot inside their division.
This game was not only a big notch in the team's belt and represents a major hurdle that the team has now overcome but also generated plenty of big news updates.
Latest Oilers news
Jarry leaves game early
In just the third start of his Oilers career, goaltender Tristan Jarry was forced to leave the game against the Bruins early due to an injury. Calvin Pickard came in, in relief and helped secure the victory but many Oilers fans are now worried, how is the new goalie?
Tristan Jarry has left the game for the Oilers with an injury. Calvin Pickard is now in net. pic.twitter.com/Y6nguZuzXs
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 19, 2025
It is unclear and no official update has been provided as of yet with head coach Kris Knoblauch explicitly saying he has "no updates." when speaking with reporters post game. We will have to wait and see over the coming days as of right now.
Rookie Hutson scores his first
In just the fourth game of his NHL career, and second this season, rookie winger Quinn Hutson has potted his first NHL goal. It was an important goal, as he scored the eventual game winner in the second period against the Boston Bruins with an assist by linemate Max Jones.
Hutson, 23, has been used sparingly in a fourth line role since his call-up, playing under seven minutes per game in each of his games this season. If he can continue to show positive signs, he has the opportunity to take hold of a permanent spot along the team's wing spots.
Former Oilers finds new home
Former Oilers forward, Milan Lucic was recently released from his tryout agreement with the American Hockey League's Springfield Thunderbirds, he was left in hockey limbo as a 37 year old free agent. However, it was announced that he has found a new home overseas.
Lucic will make his way over to play with the Fife Flyers of the Elite Ice Hockey League, Britain's top tier pro ice hockey league.
NHL News and Rumours
2026 Olympics arena construction has been accelerated
Recently on TSN's Insider Trading, NHL insiders Chris Johnston and Pierre LeBrun discussed many topics about the 2026 Milan Olympics. One of the main topics of interest as of late has been the Olympic ice hockey arena and the many question marks regarding it's size and readiness.
Although there are still questions surrounding when or if the arena will be ready, as Johnston reported; "The word out of Milan is that they now have a team of 2,000 people working around the clock trying to get the construction done on the main arena."
This update provides plenty of optimism but like with the Jarry injury, we will have to wait and see.
Evan Bouchard Olympics bound?
Oilers star defenceman Evan Bouchard has been red-hot as of late and his play has seemingly caught the eye of Team Canada brass as they make their final roster decisions. It appears that as of right now, he is in serious consideration for a spot on the blueline.
LeBrun reporting "Evan Bouchard, I wouldn’t write him completely off either. I know a lot of people have, but I was told that his name has crept back up in conversations as well."
He states that he believes it is between him and rookie phenom, Matthew Schaefer but that no firm decision has been made as of yet. Once again, we will have to wait and see.