A lot of the conversation lies with the roster construction and how the Bruins could use more high-end talent.

The Ottawa Senators climbed out of a two-goal, third-period deficit with two extra-attacker goals and beat the visiting Boston Bruins 6-5 in a shootout on Saturday.

Tobi Geekie was in Tampa to see her sons — the Bruins' Morgan and the Lightning's Conor — face off for the first time.

OTTAWA, Ontario — In a matchup of teams fighting for position at the tail end of the Eastern Conference playoff structure, the Bruins dropped a 6-5 shootout decision to the Senators on Saturday at Canadian Tire Centre.

Ottawa Senators' Jake Sanderson (85), Tim Stutzle (18), and Josh Norris (9) turn to see a fight starting as they celebrate Sanderson's goal against the Boston Bruins during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Justin Tang

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 in regulation and overtime, turned away all three Bruins skaters in the tiebreaker. Josh Norris had two goals for Ottawa, and Stutzle had a goal and an assist in regulation. Nick Jensen and Adam Gaudette also scored.

The Ottawa Senators kicked off Hockey Day in Canada in dramatic fashion. The Senators refused to go down without a fight, erasing a two-goal lead late in the third period to send it to overtime before Tim Stutzle scored the winner in the shootout to secure a 6-5 victory over the Boston Bruins in front of a sellout crowd of 18,

It was an electric game with intensity that matched the atmosphere at Canadian Tire Centre as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 6-5 in the shootout.

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, Pavel Zacha and Morgan Geekie each had a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman made 39 saves for the Bruins (22-19-6), who lost for the seventh time in nine games (2-5-2).

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.

After receiving a pass entering the offensive zone from Bruins forward Morgan Geekie, Pastrnak beat Senators goalie Leevi Merilainen top shelf with a perfectly placed snapshot. This goal tied the game up at 2-2.