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00:03 Let's focus on the slate on this Wednesday, a big one up in Edmonton.
00:08 The Oilers host the Boston Bruins, Edmonton a minus 142 home ice favorite.
00:14 Pete, is this the game of the night around the National Hockey League?
00:17 >> Hands down and yeah, it's interesting when two teams that have been playing
00:23 pretty good defensive hockey go head to head like this.
00:26 Cuz you could always say, the over might hit because certainly McDavid,
00:31 Dry Saddle, Marshan, Pasternak, good secondary scoring on both sides.
00:35 Evander Kane has six goals in his past six games.
00:38 Evan Bouchard's one of the best scoring defensemen in the league, and
00:42 Charlie McAvoy's been hot in the new year as well.
00:45 So a lot of offense, even with all due respect to the Bruins, goalie tandem,
00:49 second best team saver percentage in the league.
00:51 Stuart Skinner has bounced back after that terrible start to the season.
00:55 He's like a long shot Vezina Trophy contender.
00:58 But with Edmonton, the one thing to speak about,
01:01 like that was my preseason Stanley Cup pick Edmonton over Carolina.
01:06 Both of those teams look pretty dreadful at points, but
01:08 they're certainly starting to peak at the right time here.
01:12 And with Edmonton, they have a better defense than previous years,
01:16 I think, with Ekholm being there for a full season and Bouchard's breakout.
01:20 So and they're playing a little different style under Chris Knobloch.
01:24 They have an incredible record this season since the coaching change.
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