nhl Game Recap
Boston Skates Past Ottawa 3-2 - Recap
Ottawa was unable to break down Jeremy Swayman on Thursday, firing 37 shots but scoring only 2 times in a 3-2 loss against the Bruins.
Boston won as a -139 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Boston got goals from David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, and Trent Frederic in the victory. Pastrnak opened the scoring at 18:36 of the first period.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 of 37 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Ottawa got goals from Vladimir Tarasenko, and Thomas Chabot in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 of 23 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Boston went 1-for-1, while the Senators were 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 37-23.
Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Ottawa, they head home to face New York.