And though the Bruins fought like hell, the mistakes proved too costly, as the Bruins saw their seven-game win streak come to an end with a 5-3 loss. The loss was the B's second in their last 10 games, and with both to Ottawa.

With the victory, the Senators improved their record to 9-5-4, good for a three-way tie for top spot in the Atlantic with Boston and Montreal. The Canadiens were clobbered by Dallas on Thursday night 7-0 but still hold the edge by virtue of playing one fewer game than the Senators.

Even from behind the bench, Daniel Alfredsson is dishing assists for the Senators. Just ask Tim Stutzle, who suddenly found his offence after a suggestion from the assistant coach.

MONTREAL (AP) — Alex Newhook scored 1:40 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Saturday night.

Last season, when the Ottawa Senators needed goal-scoring help, there weren’t many high-end options down in the minors. Their top goal-scoring Belleville candidates were Wyatt Bongiovanni and Angus Crookshank, who each scored 22 goals. Neither finished last season among the AHL’s top 30 goal scorers.

The Ottawa Senators host the Utah Mammoth after Tim Stützle's two-goal game against the Philadelphia Flyers in the Senators' 3-2 overtime win

The Ottawa Senators (7–5–3) are back in the playoff mix after losing five of their first seven contests. They visited the Philadelphia Flyers (8–5–2) on Saturday afternoon, coming away with a 3–2 overtime victory.

The Ottawa Senators tried and failed to play keep-away with a one-goal lead and had to go to overtime to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday.

Imagine if the Ottawa Senators were down both Thomas Chabot and Nick Jensen entering this week. Thankfully, it’s only Chabot on the injury list as the Senators avoide

The Senators hold a 7-5-3 record heading into Sunday night’s contest at home against the Mammoth. This is the first time Ottawa has been two games above a .500 points percentage in November since Nov. 22, 2017 – when they held an 8-6-6 record.