The Oilers open their home schedule tonight with a game against the Boston Bruins.
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PRE-GAME REPORT

EDMONTON, AB - At last, they're finally home.
After starting the season with a four-game road trip that saw the Oilers go to Germany, Sweden, Boston, New York and finally, Winnipeg, the club will get an opportunity to play the part of hosts on Thursday when they welcome the Boston Bruins to town.
The club concluded the extended trip with a 2-2 record, winning two straight by edging New York 2-1 then overturning a 4-1 third-period shortage and defeating the Jets 5-4 in overtime.
The Orange & Blue will attempt to bottle up the momentum they generated in the final 22 minutes of the game in Winnipeg and apply it against the Bruins.
"That's huge for our confidence," said goaltender Cam Talbot, who's expected to start in goal. "That's a tough building to play in (Bell MTS Place). Any time you can come back and gut out a big win in a building like that is obviously a huge confidence boost for us moving forward.
"We need that coming in again tonight against another top team in the League."
The B's beat Edmonton 4-1 on Oct. 11. Boston enters Alberta's capital on the heels of a back-to-back after dropping a 5-2 decision to the Flames on Wednesday.
HOME ICE ADVANTAGE
The Oilers want to establish an uninviting presence at home this season as they did in the 2016-17 campaign when the squad was 25-12-4 at Rogers Place. Last year, the club digressed in their home barn, going 19-18-4.
"It's been a long road to start the season, we're happy to be at Rogers tonight," said Talbot, currently sporting a 3.01 goals-against average and .895 save percentage in four outings.
"We want to establish home-ice advantage early in the season this year. We didn't get off to the start that we wanted to at home last year so we want to make sure we put our best foot forward tonight."
For Oilers Head Coach Todd McLellan, there's more emotion involved with home openers due to the excitement level surrounding the arena and team.
"We appreciate the fans' energy, the building itself is tremendous and opening night is exciting," he said. "It can take you overboard sometimes where you get too wound up. Or, you're telling yourself, 'Hey, let's just find a happy medium,' and sometimes you're under-energized.
"We have to find the sweet spot."
Talbot also mentioned the impact an energetic crowd can have on the team.
"You always want to make this a tough place to play when you have your fans behind you all night," he said. "I know they're going to be rocking in the building. We're going to come out, we're going to be ready at the drop of the puck and give them lots to cheer for."
BIG BAD BRUINS
The Bruins possess one of the most potent offensive lines in the National Hockey League with Patrice Bergeron centring David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The trio have accounted for 15 of their club's 24 goals this season.
"They are, or if they're not, awfully close to the top line in the League right now as far as production goes," said McLellan. "They present a problem for our team and for everybody else in the League. We will talk about those three as a unit."
Oilers forward Milan Lucic shared the ice with Bergeron during parts of his eight-season tenure with Boston and was able to provide his perspective on the four-time Selke Trophy recipient.
"He's a tough player to play against on both sides of the puck," said Lucic. "I think everyone focuses on his defensive game, how great he is at faceoffs and shutting other teams' best players down but the last five years he's been able to score 30 goals to go with it."
Bergeron has hit the 30-goal mark three times in the last five campaigns, scoring 136 total over that time. He's lit the lamp six times in '18-19.
The Bruins first line combined for three markers and four points when the two clubs met a few weeks ago. Although, there are threats throughout the B's lineup.
"As much as we have to focus on that top line, they're a very deep team and they can hurt you in a lot of different ways," said Talbot.
LINEUP NOTES
McLellan confirmed rookie defenceman Evan Bouchard will slot into the lineup tonight.
The Oilers held an optional skate Thursday morning, so the full lineup will be made apparent during warmups.
-- Paul Gazzola, EdmontonOilers.com

PREVIEW

OILERS (2-2-0) vs. BRUINS (4-2-0)
TV: 7:00 p.m. MDT; Televised on Sportsnet One
Head-to-Head:
Tonight's game is the second of two meetings between the two teams this season. The clubs faced off a week ago in Boston with the Bruins winning by a 4-1 score.
Oilers team scope:
The Oilers have won each of their last two games after dropping their first two on the season. All four games this season have been played on the road.
Edmonton is two points back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference but they have also played two less games than most teams due to their European jaunt.
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with nine points in four games (four goals, five assists). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is second on the team with six points (one goal, five assists).
Goaltender Cam Talbot has a 3.01 goals-against average and .895 save pecentage having started all four games so far this season.
Bruins team scope:
The Bruins are coming off a 5-2 loss in Calgary last night. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak.
Boston opened the season with a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Washington Capitals but rebounded the next night to shut out the Buffalo Sabres 4-0. The Bruins then defated Ottawa, 6-3, Edmonton, 4-1, and Detroit by a score of 8-2.
Tonight's game is the second of a four-game Canadian road trip that sees the Bruins visit Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa.
Patrice Bergeron leads the Bruins with six goals and 13 points through six games. Brad Marchand is second with 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists). David Pastrnak leads the team in goals with seven and has nine points.
Goaltender Jaroslav Halak has a sparkling 1.18 goals-against average and .961 save percentage while Tuukka Raask has a 4.08 GAA and .875 save percentage. Oilers are likely to get Halak after Raask played Wednesday in Calgary. Halak also played very well last Thursday to help the Bruins defeat the Oilers.
By the Numbers:
McDavid is 53.5% in the faceoff circle this season. ... Leon Draisaitl is 55.41% in the dot. ... McDavid figured on each of the first nine Oilers goals this season which beat an NHL record, previously set by Adam Oates when he was with the Detroit Red Wings. Oates figured on the first seven goals of the 1986-87 Detroit Red Wings season. The NHL record for most consecutive goals figuring in the scoring at any point in the season is 15 set by Jaromir Jagr of the Pittsburgh Penguins in October 1999.
The last time the Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period to win a game was on October 7, 2013 against the New Jersey Devils (5-4 shootout win). The last time before that was back in January 1990, a 7-6 win over the L.A. Kings. In all, the Oilers have rallied from a three-goal third period deficit nine times since coming into the NHL in 1979-80, matching the Buffalo Sabres for the most in the entire NHL over that 40-year span.
Injury Report:
OILERS - Andrej Sekera (achilles) is out
BRUINS - Torey Krug (left ankle) is on IR
-- Marc Ciampa, EdmontonOilers.com