Andrew Ference will play against his former team, Boston, on Thursday for the first time since he joined the Edmonton Oilers. Ference spent parts of seven seasons with the Bruins and that included a Stanley Cup championship. "Individually, it's exciting," Ference said. "It's obviously a little weird playing against guys that you've played with so long, but in the same token, I think that I've been around long enough that you go to battle and learn how to fight, probably even harder against your buddies than you would against guys you don't know, just to one up each other." Ference has 64 hits and 47 blocked shots in 32 games this season.