The Senators are looking for solutions to a power play that has scored just twice in the past 25 opportunities
Power-play opportunities_Ottawa 0 of 4; Boston 0 of 2. Goalies_Ottawa, Forsberg 5-9-1 (25 shots-24 saves). Boston, Korpisalo 9-4-2 (30-30).
The two teams met over the weekend when the Bruins lost the lead in the final minutes of regulation and then the game in a shootout.
First Period_1, Ottawa, Gaudette 15 (Jensen, Giroux), 1:47. 2, Ottawa, Stutzle 15, 7:35. 3, Boston, Zacha 11 (Lohrei, Pastrnak), 11:07 (pp). 4, Boston, Pastrnak 21 ...
MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season in likely his final game in Montreal, helping the Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.
The Bruins will get a boost on their blue line on Thursday night, as defenseman Charlie McAvoy will rejoin the lineup when Boston hosts the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden.
With both Ottawa and Washington featuring elite defenses, goals will be hard to come by in tonight's Eastern Conference showdown.
The Senators should trade for Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri, who could be a crucial piece to their postseason push.
Boston was thumped in Buffalo on Tuesday, and the return of McAvoy – out since Jan. 11 with a wrist injury – will certainly help.
The Boston Bruins suffered an embarrassing 7-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 28. With the Sabres at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, this was a winnable game for Boston, but they were blown out instead.
The Bruins lost by a 7-2 score to the Sabres, who are at the very bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. They were outplayed in every aspect of the contest, and this can officially be labeled as one of Boston's most embarrassing losses of the 2024-25 season.
Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask and Andrew Raycroft are having fun — though not at the team's expense — on NESN's version of "ManningCast."