EDMONTON – David Pastrnak had two objectives and an help because the Boston Bruins closed out the 2025 calendar 12 months with a much-needed 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
Hampus Lindholm and Elias Lindholm every had a objective and an help and Casey Mittelstadt and Jonathan Aspirot additionally scored for the Bruins (21-18-2), who snapped a six-game shedding skid that started with a 3-1 loss at house to Edmonton on Dec. 18. Viktor Arvidsson and Fraser Minten every had a pair of assists.
Zach Hyman and Jack Roslovic replied for the Pacific Division-leading Oilers (20-15-6), who’ve misplaced two of their final three, however nonetheless went 9-5-1 in December.
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Jeremy Swayman was stable within the Boston internet with 34 stops for the win, whereas Connor Ingram made 23 saves for Edmonton.

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Takeaways
Bruins: Hampus Lindholm’s two factors have been a little bit of an offensive explosion for him. He got here into the sport with only one level in his earlier 12 video games. In the meantime, Pastrnak completed as one among simply 5 gamers with greater than 100 regular-season factors within the 2025 calendar 12 months, with 113. Two of the others within the sport have been on the Oilers in Connor McDavid (116) and Leon Draisaitl (107).
Oilers: Hyman prolonged his factors streak to 6 video games and has 12 objectives in his final 16 outings. His first-period objective was his 156th as an Oiler and moved him out of a tie with Craig MacTavish for fifteenth most in franchise historical past.
Key second
The Bruins took a 4-1 lead with 1:41 remaining within the second body as Aspirot adopted up a 2-on-1 and deposited the rebound for his second of the season.
Key stat
McDavid prolonged his factors streak to 14 video games, throughout which he has recorded 34 factors (13 objectives, 21 assists). It’s the most factors he has had in a single month in his profession and it’s the first time a participant has recorded that many factors in a single month since Mario Lemieux achieved the feat in December 1995.
Up subsequent
Bruins: Play the fourth sport of a five-game journey in Vancouver on Saturday.
Oilers: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 31, 2025.
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