The Edmonton Oilers will host the Boston Bruins on New Year's Eve to close 2025 and the most challenging chapter of their season, giving way to a heavy home schedule in January and early February that will include 12 of their next 18 games at Rogers Place before the start of the NHL's Olympic break.

The Boston Bruins had an excellent start to December, apart from a 6-2-0 run that placed Boston tied for first place in the Atlantic Division heading into Minnesota, the final leg of a three-game road trip before a five-game home stand ahead of the NHL's Christmas pause.

Casey Mittelstadt and Michael Eyssimont also scored goals, and David Pastrnak had a pair of assists as the Bruins returned from a three-game road trip to open a five-game homestand with a victory. Barrett Hayton scored for the Mammoth, and Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves.

The Nashville Predators will look to keep their franchise-best start to the season going tonight when they host the Boston Bruins at Bridgestone Arena. It's the first of two meetings between the clubs this season; the Preds will be in Boston three days ...

According to Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch, the Bruins are among the teams that have expressed interest in Vancouver Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood. In addition to the Bruins, Garrioch noted that the Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Philadelphia Flyers all have Sherwood on their radar.

Fraser Minten scored against his former team and Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the sloppy Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Saturday night for their sixth straight victory. Morgan Geekie, with a goal and an assist, Viktor Arvidsson ...

The Boston Bruins will not be home again until 2026, but before 2025 concludes, they open a five-game road trip that starts on Saturday, Dec. 27 against the Buffalo Sabres at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.

Connor Zary scored on a power play 1:53 into overtime, and the Calgary Flames defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Monday.