Final: Senators 6, Bruins 5 (F/SO) - Bruins blow 2 goal lead in 3rd period losing to Senators in shootout

In one of the most chaotic games of the season, the Bruins fall to the Senators 6-5 in a shootout.

It was a bad start to the game for the Bruins as  Boston was unable to maintain possession of the puck for the first 10 minutes of the game. During this span, the Senators tallied two goals giving them an early 2-0 lead.

However, the Bruins were able to turn their first period around scoring two goals of their. . Pavel Zacha scored the first goal for Boston on the power play, and David Pastrnak tied the game sniping a goal with a minute left in the period.

The Bruins were able to carry their momentum into the second period with an early goal from Morgan Geekie. Boston's first line carried the offensive load early in this game, and another successful shift resulted in a goal from all three forwards.

Then things started to get feisty. Elias Lindholm was shaken up from a hit when he didn't have possession of the puck, and the Bruins weren't happy. With tempers flaring, Brad Marchand received a four minute roughing penalty which resulted in a power play goal from Ottawa that tied the game yet again.

However, the game wasn't tied much longer as John Beecher put the Bruins. After the Bruins won the face-off in the offensive zone, Beecher fired a shot at the top of the face-off dot for Boston's fourth goal.

The Bruins added to their lead in the third period from recent AHL-call-up Vinnie Lattieri. Crashing the net, Lattieri scored received a one time shot right in front of Ottawa's goal scoring his first goal as a Bruin.

However, the Bruins struggled to get the puck out of their defensive zone the rest of the period. With five minutes left in the game, the Senators scored back-to-back goals with their goalie pulled sending the game into overtime.

Neither team scored a goal on three-on-three overtime, and Tim Stutzle scored the only goal of the shootout sealing a comeback victory for Ottawa.

This was a wild game for the Bruins. There were a lot of great moments Boston showcased throughout this game, but the Bruins came up short when it mattered most. This game would've been a different story if the Bruins were able to defend the man advantage late in the third period, but failed breakouts kept the puck in their own zone giving Ottawa the opportunity to tie the game up.

Despite allowing five goals (not counting the shootout goal) in this game, Swayman came up strong for the Bruins. Boston's goalie saved 40 of 45 shots making multiple key saves which kept Boston competitive the entire way. Overall, a very sour ending to what could've been a great game for the Bruins.

The Bruins will now head back to Boston to face the San Jose Sharks on Monday. Puck drop will be at 1 p.m.

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WHO: Bruins 22-19-5) vs Senators (22-16-4)
WHEN: 3 p.m.
WHERE: Canadian Tire Centre
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub

LIVE BOX SCORE

ROSTERS

PROJECTED LINES

Boston

Geekie - Zacha - Pastrnak

Marchand - Lindholm - Lettieri

Frederic - Poitras - Coyle

Brazeau - Beecher - Kastelic

Zadorov - Carlo

Wotherspoon - Peeke

Lohrei - Oesterle

Swayman

Korpisalo

Ottawa

Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson

Giroux - Stutzle - Gaudette

Cousins - Pinto - Greig

Highmore - Ostapchuk - Amadio

Sanderson - Zub

Kleven - Jensen

Sebrango - Matinpalo

Merilainen

Forsberg

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins travel to Ottawa taking on the Senators for the second time this season. The last time these teams faced off the Senators won 3-2 in overtime.

Mark Kastelic is back in the Bruins' lineup after missing the previous two games. “He made it through practice today,” Joe Sacco said. “We’ll talk to the medical staff. If he has no symptoms or anything, he’ll be good to go.”

Cole Koepke is scratch from Boston's lineup with Kastelic taking his place.