The Bruins were only down one when Corey Perry checked Trent Frederic against the glass in the second period, but clearly Frederic was already frustrated with how the game was going. The Bruins center chased Perry a short distance before he got him up against the boards and started pushing him over and over again,

Frederic dropped the gloves with Oilers forward Corey Perry at center ice and won the fight decisively. Without much surprise, the Bruins fans at TD Garden erupted in response to Frederic's clear win. TRENT FREDERIC AND COREY PERRY WITH A TILT AT CENTER ICE AND FREDERIC ENDS IT WITH BLOODY KNUCKLES 🥊 pic.twitter.com/8kphlxLBWZ

Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch spoke to the media following the team's game against the Seattle Kraken and shed more light on their plan with healthy scratching veteran forwards.