Had it not been for Cam Talbot and his performance Monday night, the Bruins would have easily left TD Garden with their biggest win of the season.

Making 47 saves on 49 shots, Talbot was the key to the Oilers victory, the team’s sixth in a row. From the opening minutes of the game to the end of regulation, Talbot gave the Bruins fits, robbing Boston’s shooters all night long.

“There was no frustration at all tonight,” said Bruins coach Claude Julen.

“I think it was disappointing that we fell behind two-nothing early when the first 10 minutes I think it was 7-1 shots on net, so I think we were the dominant team and I think the biggest thing was that, you know, they got a couple of good breaks and took advantage of those, and we had to fight back but their goaltender stood tall, and we just kept going after them and found a way to get ourselves back into the game and get ourselves at least a point, but there was no frustration throughout the whole game. Just determination.”

The Bruins certainly had their positives in this one. After erasing a two-goal deficit to force overtime, the Bruins managed to earn at least a point for the 11th time in their last 12 games.

With Monday’s win, the Oilers have now swept the season series against the Bruins with the first win coming earlier this month in Edmonton via the shootout.

Marchand and Beleskey Dominate:

Take away the goals scored by Brad Marchand and Matt Beleskey and you still find that the two were the Bruins’ best Monday night. Right out of the gate the two combined for four shots and two golden scoring opportunities in the game’s first five minutes. It was a sign of things to come.

“Yeah it’s good but it’s more important how the team does and if we aren’t winning then it doesn’t matter,” said Marchand, who has a team-leading 15 goals. “So I just want to make sure that we continue to win.”

Offensively it’s been a down year for Beleskey, but with that being said, he’s been one the Bruins best forwards this year. Most of what he brings to the table does not show up on the score sheet each night. Beleskey’s physicality combined with his hockey sense makes him a huge asset.

Line change pays off 

With the Bruins trailing by two late in the third, Julien mixed things up with his lines as he moved Landon Ferraro to the right of Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The move worked well as both Ferraro and Bergeron assisted on Marchand’s tying tally.

After the goal, the trio had a handful of chances to send the Bruins off with a win, but as was the case all night, Talbot stood strong.

“Yeah, but, you know, it just gave that line a little bit of speed there in the forecheck,” Julien said of moving Ferraro up to the Bergeron line. “I thought he was having a decent game so I just went with a hunch and put him out there.”

Since being claimed on waivers by the Bruins, Ferraro has been a huge asset. Last night wasn’t the first time Julien’s in-game line movement has paid off and resulted in a goal.

Overtime trio comes into question

When the Bruins started the three-on-three overtime session with a trio of Ferraro, Ryan Spooner and Torey Krug, many were left wondering why. The three were the only three Bruins to see the ice in overtime as Andrej Sekera scored the winner just 41 seconds into the extra frame.

With how well Marchand and Beleskey played in the game, Julien was asked why he went with the three he did.

“Well our top players had just played the last three minutes, so I was hoping to at least get a shift out of those guys and come back with our players, but we didn’t handle that very well,” said Julien.

The Bruins did not possess the puck at all in the extra session.