Claude Giroux broke a third-period tie and added an assist, rookie Leevi Merilainen made 34 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat Utah 3-1 on Sunday night. Giroux gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at 7:33 and helped set up Brady Tkachuk's goal with 6:38 remaining.

Tim Stutzle scored the only goal in the shootout and had a goal and an assist, Norris scored twice, and Merilainen made 23 saves for the Senators (23-18-4), who are 4-0-1 in their past five games.

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.

According to Daily Faceoff, the Ottawa Senators' penalty kill units are as follows: The first unit consists of Josh Norris, Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson, and Nick Jensen. The second unit features ...

Josh Norris scored his second goal of the game with 12 seconds left in regulation, and after a scoreless overtime, Tim Stutzle netted the only goal of the shootout to give Ottawa the extra point and climb above Boston in the Eastern Conference wild-card standings.

Before scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Utah, Tkachuk had gone 10 games without a goal or an assist. Giroux’ goal Sunday was his first since Dec. 19. Batherson has one goal (Jan. 11) since Dec. 17. Stutzle had just six goals since the beginning of December (27 games). Tough to figure, right?

A goal? What’s that? It's easy for Ottawa Senators fans to forget what a goal looks like now that their team has gone 137 minutes without scoring.

The Ottawa Senators rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to take down the Boston Bruins, 6-5 in a shootout, on Saturday.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

The Senators came back and emerged victorious in a playoff-like atmosphere against the Bruins at the Canadian Tire Centre.

With 3:13 to play, Nick Jensen's snap shot from the top of the circle drew the Sens to within one. Then, just when it looked like the Sens were out of gas and out of time, Claude Giroux fed Josh Norris in the high slot and Norris ripped a one-timer through ...

This is the third straight weekend the Senators will play back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday. After facing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the only Battle of Ontario in Ottawa this season with a 2-1 victory on Saturday, the Senators will host the Utah Hockey Club for the first time in franchise history.