Down 5-3 to the rival Boston Bruins with the goalie pulled, the Senators scored twice in the final four minutes to tie the game, then won it 6-5 in the shootout. The victory, for the time being, moves Ottawa into the first Wild Card position (WC1) in the Eastern Conference, now tied in points with Columbus and Boston.

The New York Rangers are back on home ice as they welcome in the Ottawa Senators. Here's the Blueshirts starting lineup tonight at MSG.

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 ...

Chabot isn't the first NHL player to shoot on the opponent's net after everyone else has left the pre-game warmup, and the ritual has a history of being deeply unappreciated by opponents.

The Bruins blew a two-goal lead and lost to Ottawa Saturday. And that leads Adam Proteau to wonder — what types of changes are ahead for Boston the rest of the way this year?

The Bruins return home after letting a valuable point slip away Saturday in Ottawa as they let a two-goal lead slip away in the final four minutes of regulation before losing in a shootout, 6-5.

In a wildly entertaining and raucous game, the Bruins had their most emotional win of the season in their grasp only to cough up a two-goal lead late in the final 3:13 of regulation with the goalie pulled and lose in a shootoout, 6-5.

Tim Stutzle's shootout goal rallied the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Leevi Merilainen, who made 23 saves, turned away all three Bruins skaters in the shootout.

It's not too early to think about playoff implications for the Bruins, who have an important game coming on Saturday.

Kastelic, who spent his three seasons with the Senators, picked up an assist and a fighting major in the Bruins' shootout loss. He missed two games after an ugly incident in Tampa.

After missing almost a month of action with a back injury, goalie Linus Ullmark looks like he'll be ready to return to the lineup soon. At that point, with Anton Forsberg and Leevi Merilainen, the Senators will have three available goalies. This just in: there isn't room on the bench for two backup goalies.

The Bruins are currently in a playoff spot but a lot of times are coming for them. First up on Saturday, the Ottawa Senators.