Bruins defeat Ottawa in a wild affair, 3-2

Nathan Horton celebrates after scoring the the game winning goal.

The Bruins capped off an eventful day with an exclamation point Tuesday night. The Black-and-Gold picked up their fourth straight win over Ottawa, rolling 3-2. The victory makes it two consecutive wins for Boston. More importantly, the B’s showed several signs of regaining their winning ways. Led by a well-timed offensive assault, Boston continued its dominance of the Senators this season.

A season high 50 shots on goal more than made up for the 47 the B’s allowed. The Boston offensive exploded, creating chance after chance. All but two Bruins registered a shot on Robin Lehner. Tyler Seguin recorded a whopping 12 shots himself.

Boston acquired Jaromir Jagr only hours before the puck drop and one would have sworn that he was skating in this one. The B’s shrugged off any offensive ailments that had been plaguing them. Sustained pressure in Ottawas’s end and an effective north-south skating game powered the Bruins in this one.

It was Ottawa opening up the scoring in this game. Colin Greening notched his 7^th goal of the season just 2:48 into the first. The Bruins wasted little time and responded in a big way. Just seconds later, David Krejci redirected a Zdeno Chara blast by Lehner, scoring his 9^th goal of the year. Tyler Seguin followed with his 12^th marker; tapping a tape-to-tape Brad Marchand feed past the Sens net minder. The Bruins would take a 2-1 led all the way to the third period.

The Sens struck just minutes into the final frame, tieing the game 2-2, on an Andre Benoit slap shot. The Bruins dug deep, stuck with the system, and found a way to get it done. Nathan Horton scored his 12^th goal, banging a Milan Lucic rebound by Lehner on the glove side. Horton’s tally would hold up to be the game winner.

An unheard of 97 shots were compiled between both Ottawa and Boston. Both sides have to be disappointed with their defensive efforts in this game. The final score could have very easily been much higher. Anton Khudobin and Robin Lehner each had career games. Both goaltenders kept their teams in it, making incredible saves all night. Dobby turned away 45, while Lehner denied 47 shots.

A determined effort dictated Boston’s success. The Bruins have to be pleased with the life their offensive showed and how well timed the resurgence is. The ultra talented Jaromir Jagr, coming over from Dallas, will join an already stout group. Keeping pace with Montreal was a must and the B’s did jus that. Improving to 23-8-4 gives Boston 50 points and brings them within 1 of the idle Habs. Look for the B’s to continue their recent success Thursday night against the Devils at TD Garden.

*Patrice Bergeron left the game with an apparent head injury.