The Edmonton Oilers entered Thursday night in search of their second straight win on the road, facing the surprising Boston Bruins. Late within the second, the Oilers held a 2-1 lead and were playing well defensively. But then the injury bug struck, hitting Oilers goaltender Tristan Jarry.
Because the Bruins took a shot on net, Jarry moved side to side to make the glove save. Nevertheless, he gave the impression to be bothered and was replaced shortly thereafter by Calvin Pickard. It’s yet to be determined what the injury is that caused him to be removed.
Before leaving the sport, Jarry had stopped 12 of the 13 shots from Boston.
Edmonton maintained their lead into the third period. That’s when the world’s best goal-scorer, Connor McDavid, found the back of the online to pad the lead. It was McDavid’s twenty first of the 12 months, this time scoring shorthanded.
Pickard has to date filled in admirably for the Oilers’ starting goalie. The veteran has stopped all 10 shots he has faced because the Bruins try to mount a comeback.
Edmonton entered the 2025-26 season having lost the Stanley Cup Final two straight years. That, in fact, created a ton of optimism heading into this season. But to date, things haven’t gone as planned. Edmondton entered Thursday’s game 16-12-6 (38 points), third within the Pacific Division behind the Vegas Golden Knights and Anaheim Geese.
Meanwhile, the Bruins entered the season without the identical high expectations. Yet, they find themselves near the highest of the Eastern Conference entering play Thursday.
It stays to be seen how serious the injury is. But with starting goalie Stuart Skinner and Pickard healthy, it isn’t the worst case scenario.