Tim Stützle scored the lone goal in the shootout Saturday to give Ottawa a 6-5 win over the Bruins in a matinee that had the feel, intensity, and nastiness of a playoff game. Stützle’s backbreaker capped a furious comeback by the Senators, who trailed, 5-3, with less than four minutes remaining.

OTTAWA, Ontario - Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Leevi Merilainen, who made 23 saves in regulation and overtime ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins take on the Ottawa Senators in a matchup of Atlantic Division teams. Boston is 23-20-6 overall and 8-5-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are 19-3-2 when scoring three or more goals.

All the Boston Bruins had to do was hold on for a few more minutes. Leading by two goals, all that separated them from a massive win was one last late push by the Ottawa Senators.

It was an electric game with intensity that matched the atmosphere at Canadian Tire Centre as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 6-5 in the shootout.

Boston Bruins star David Pastrnak issued a bold reminder to captain Brad Marchand and interim coach Joe Sacco, along with the rest of the team after an infuriating loss to the Ottawa Senators.

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The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday. Leevi Merilainen, who made 23 saves in regulation and ...

So the @BuffaloSabres scored a goal in the 3rd period without registering a shot on net. According to @nhl stats, this is the 3rd time it has happened in an NHL game since team shots in a period were kept in the stats in 1965-66. Detroit in 1986 and Montreal in 2016 against the… pic.twitter.com/eTJU8sGIGX

Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night.

A commitment to defence has been a central theme for the Senators, not just Tkachuk, under new head coach Travis Green. The Senators have the sixth-best goals-against rate in the league, a 180-degree turn from the fifth-worst in the league last season.