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November 3, 2011, Thursday
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THE Boston Bruins ended a three-game losing run with a 5-3 home victory over the in-form Ottawa Senators in a battle of divisional rivals on Tuesday.
The two Northeast Division teams had been heading in opposite directions prior to the contest but the last-placed Bruins (4-7-0) used a third-period surge to derail a Senators team that had won their last six games.
Boston's Johnny Boychuk scored the decisive goal to break a 3-3 tie at 6:41 in the third and Daniel Paille added the final score 37 seconds later to give the Stanley Cup champions a much-needed triumph.
"Tonight was a start, and it has to carry over to next game," Bruins coach Claude Julien told reporters.
"I guess if we keep playing the way we did tonight and win hockey games, that confidence comes back."
Ottawa (7-6-0), which had enjoyed its longest winning streak in two seasons, scored first-period goals via Nick Foligno, who also had two assists, and Stephane Da Costa to grab a 2-1 advantage.
Patrice Bergeron and Chris Kelly responded with Bruins' goals in the second to put Boston 3-2 ahead before Senators defenseman Jared Cowen tied the score at 5:04 in the third.
Goaltender Craig Anderson made 36 saves in the loss while Tim Thomas stopped 23 shots for Boston.
The Senators had made a recent habit of prevailing in close games, with their last five wins coming in one-goal affairs, but their fortune ran thin against the Bruins.
"A cat's got nine lives, so maybe we used up a few of those in these couple of games," Anderson said.
"We're learning still. When you're not feeling great and you get the game 3-3, you've got to find a way to shut the other team down and just get a point (for an overtime loss)."
Heroics
In Washington, the Capitals overcame a three-goal deficit with some late-game heroics by Nicklas Backstrom to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime and pad their slim lead in the Southeast Division.
Backstrom scored with 42 seconds left in regulation to even the score and then banged home the game-winner two minutes into the extra session to keep Washington unbeaten at home.
The loss wasted a night of offensive fireworks by 41-year-old winger Teemu Selanne, who had two goals and two assists for the Ducks, who average just two goals a game.
Alex Ovechkin, twice NHL Most Valuable Player, was on the Capital's bench during the frantic final minutes of regulation, a move that puzzled many of the 18,000 at sold-out Verizon Center.
The two Northeast Division teams had been heading in opposite directions prior to the contest but the last-placed Bruins (4-7-0) used a third-period surge to derail a Senators team that had won their last six games.
Boston's Johnny Boychuk scored the decisive goal to break a 3-3 tie at 6:41 in the third and Daniel Paille added the final score 37 seconds later to give the Stanley Cup champions a much-needed triumph.
"Tonight was a start, and it has to carry over to next game," Bruins coach Claude Julien told reporters.
"I guess if we keep playing the way we did tonight and win hockey games, that confidence comes back."
Ottawa (7-6-0), which had enjoyed its longest winning streak in two seasons, scored first-period goals via Nick Foligno, who also had two assists, and Stephane Da Costa to grab a 2-1 advantage.
Patrice Bergeron and Chris Kelly responded with Bruins' goals in the second to put Boston 3-2 ahead before Senators defenseman Jared Cowen tied the score at 5:04 in the third.
Goaltender Craig Anderson made 36 saves in the loss while Tim Thomas stopped 23 shots for Boston.
The Senators had made a recent habit of prevailing in close games, with their last five wins coming in one-goal affairs, but their fortune ran thin against the Bruins.
"A cat's got nine lives, so maybe we used up a few of those in these couple of games," Anderson said.
"We're learning still. When you're not feeling great and you get the game 3-3, you've got to find a way to shut the other team down and just get a point (for an overtime loss)."
Heroics
In Washington, the Capitals overcame a three-goal deficit with some late-game heroics by Nicklas Backstrom to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in overtime and pad their slim lead in the Southeast Division.
Backstrom scored with 42 seconds left in regulation to even the score and then banged home the game-winner two minutes into the extra session to keep Washington unbeaten at home.
The loss wasted a night of offensive fireworks by 41-year-old winger Teemu Selanne, who had two goals and two assists for the Ducks, who average just two goals a game.
Alex Ovechkin, twice NHL Most Valuable Player, was on the Capital's bench during the frantic final minutes of regulation, a move that puzzled many of the 18,000 at sold-out Verizon Center.
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