Sidney Morin scored her second goal of the game 1:45 into overtime and the Boston Fleet edged the Ottawa Charge 2-1 on Saturday.
The Bruins are currently in a playoff spot but a lot of times are coming for them. First up on Saturday, the Ottawa Senators.
BOTTOM LINE: Atlantic Division opponents meet when the Ottawa Senators take on the Boston Bruins. Ottawa has gone 22-18-4 overall with a 5-3-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Senators have a 20-3-2 record in games they score three or more goals.
The Ottawa Charge have one of the best fan bases in the league. Here's a look at the Ottawa Charge's two games from this week through the lens of The Hockey News' Ellen Bond.
TD Place, as the Ottawa Charge returned home after a lengthy, albeit successful, road trip to face off against the Boston Fleet on Minor Hockey Day. While the Charge entered on a hot streak, but were plagued by injuries and illness with forwards Katerina Mrázová and Anna Meixner,
Boston was far less physical than usual, totaling just five hits in what was their fourth straight overtime game across 10 days, but found a way to win via Aerin Frankel and Morin.
Ullmark has been out of Ottawa's lineup since Dec. 22 when he left a game after one period of play in Edmonton with back tightness. It sounded precautionary at the time but turned out to be reasonably serious. This is Ullmark's second stint on the injury list. He missed a couple of weeks of action back in mid-October.
The 39-year-old winger took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, the record 179th goaltender he's scored on.
Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.
The Boston Bruins had good news and bad news this morning at practice at Warrior Ice Arena. Forward Mark Kastelic was back at practice in a non-contact red jersey.
The Boston Bruins returned to practice on Friday. They are preparing for an incredibly important matchup against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon. The Senators trail the Bruins by just one point,