Two of the NHL’s best skaters meet when the Edmonton Oilers (16-12-6) and Connor McDavid (20 goals and 36 assists) visit the Boston Bruins (20-14) and Morgan Geekie (24 goals and 13 assists) at TD Garden on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+.
Edmonton earned a 6-4 road victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins its last time out on Dec. 16.
Boston won at home in its most recent game on Dec. 16, 4-1 over the Utah Mammoth.
Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know ahead of Thursday’s hockey action.
Watch Oilers vs. Bruins on Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins odds and betting lines
NHL odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 1:54 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Oilers (-141)Underdog: Bruins (+119)Over/under: 6.5Oilers vs. Bruins game info and start timeDate: Thursday, December 18, 2025Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)Live stream: Watch on ESPN+
Watch Oilers vs. Bruins on Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
Oilers stats and trendsEdmonton has won 14 of the 27 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.In 18 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -141, the Oilers have 10 wins.The moneyline odds say Edmonton has a 58.5% chance of winning this game.Edmonton and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 19 of 34 matches (55.9%) so far this season.In the past 10 contests, the Oilers have claimed 75.0% of the possible points with a 6-3-1 record.They have put up 42 goals over that stretch.Defensively, the Oilers have given up 31 goals (3.1 per game) in those 10 matchups.Bruins stats and trendsThis season the Bruins have 17 wins in the 29 games in which they’ve been an underdog.Boston has 24 games this season playing as the underdog by +119 or longer, and is 13-11 in those contests.The Bruins have a 45.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).So far this season, 55.9% of Boston’s games (19/34) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.In their last 10 matchups, the Bruins are 7-3-0 to earn 85.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 3.7 goals-per-game average (37 total) over that stretch.Over on the defensive end, the Bruins have allowed 2.8 goals per game (28 total) over those 10 matchups.