OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Zdeno Chara broke a tie midway through the third period in the Boston Bruins’ 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night.
Brad Marchand also scored and Tuukka Rask made 33 saves. The Bruins have won five straight and 10 in a row against the Senators.
Thomas Chabot scored for Ottawa, and Anders Nilsson stopped 19 shots. The Senators had won five in a row at home.
Marchand tied it at 5:15 of the third with his 18th goal and Chara gave the Bruins the lead at 8:45.
Chabot scored 41 seconds into the third.
Ottawa has lost back-to-back games after winning three straight.
NOTES: Boston was coming of an 8-1 victory in Montreal on Tuesday night. … The Senators recalled goalie Marcus Hogberg from the AHL with Craig Anderson kept out of the lineup for precautionary reasons. … Brendan Gaunce made his debut with the Bruins.
UP NEXT:
Bruins: Host New York Rangers on Friday.
Senators: At Minnesota on Friday night.
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