Boston 4, Ottawa 3
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:00 PM
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Ottawa
|
27-20-4-2 |
14-9-0-1 |
13-11-4-1 |
L4 |
| Boston
|
32-14-1-1 |
17-7-1-1 |
15-7-0-0 |
W1 |
Recap
Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg scored on a slap shot from center ice with 12:51 remaining as the Boston Bruins overcome a two-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Tuesday.
The Bruins stormed back to score three unanswered goals after Ottawa built a 3-1 lead en route to their seven straight victory over the Senators and 19th in the last 23 meetings.
With the game tied 3-3, Seidenberg beat Craig Anderson with a 90-foot shot that skipped between the goalie's right pad and blocker.
Brad Marchand put in a loose puck at the side of the net on the power play early in the third period to make it 3-3.
Zdeno Chara ended a 16-game goal drought in the first period and Milan Lucic scored in the second period for the Bruins.
Colin Greening, Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson scored for the Senators, who have lost four straight.
Top Game Performances
| Ottawa |
|
Boston |
|
Filip Kuba 2 |
Points |
Zdeno Chara 2 |
|
Colin Greening 1 |
Goals |
Zdeno Chara 1 |
|
Filip Kuba 2 |
Assists |
Joe Corvo 2 |
|
N/A
|
Power Play Goals |
Zdeno Chara 1 |
|
N/A
|
Short Handed Goals |
N/A
|
|
Craig Anderson .867 |
Save Percentage |
Tim Thomas .909 |
|
Craig Anderson 26 |
Saves |
Tim Thomas 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Ottawa
|
33 |
3 |
0-0 |
2-4 |
18 |
31 |
| Boston
|
30 |
4 |
2-4 |
0-0 |
10 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
-
Boston
will play their next game at home against
Carolina
.
The
Bruins
have a W/L % of
.625
after a win and
.750
after a loss.
-
Ottawa
will play their next game at home against
NY Islanders
.
The
Senators
have a W/L % of
.607
after a win and
.400
after a loss.