BOSTON — The Bruins went down a top-line forward in the second period of Sunday’s game against the Ottawa Senators. Marat Khusnutdinov laid a big hit behind Ottawa’s net on Nikolas Matinpalo and went down hard. He immediately skated toward the bench with his head in his hands and went down the tunnel.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins NHL game to be played on December 21, 2025 on ESPN.

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Four of those points have come against Boston, and my Senators vs. Bruins predictions and NHL picks see Sanderson finding success against them once again. The Boston Bruins are really laboring defensively right now.

Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ power-play score, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night. Former Boston University player Quinn Hutson added his first NHL goal as the Oilers won for the sixth time in eight games.

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.

Liam Ohgren, who scored the only goal of the shootout in the seventh round, had a goal and assist for the Canucks (15-17-3), who extended their winning streak to four games since defenseman Quinn Hughes was traded to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 12. Ohgren has two goals in four games since joining the Canucks in the trade.

The Bruins lost three of four games last week, and now face an Ottawa team riding a three-game win streak into TD Garden.

Quinn Hughes scored in his Minnesota debut and the Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 for their fourth straight win.