Boston Bruins win last night was a statement to NHL

The Boston Bruins sent a message last night to the entire NHL with their win in Edmonton. “Watch out NHL, the Bear is hungry.”

After 40 minutes of hockey in last night’s game in Edmonton, it seemed like the Boston Bruins were on their way to their 14th regulation loss of the season. This, despite outplaying and outshooting the Oilers for much of the first two frames. The powerplay looked a bit disjointed, and a few defensive lapses led to both Oiler goals. The Bruins even clanged a few posts along the way for good measure.

But all of a sudden, it seemed like there was a seismic shift in the game. Goaltender Anton Khudobin made a ridiculous sprawling pad save on the NHL’s best young player,…