The Boston Bruins ended a three-game losing run with a 5-3 home victory over the in-form Ottawa Senators in a battle of divisional rivals Tuesday. The two Northeast Division teams had been heading in opposite directions prior to the contest but the last-placed Bruins (4-7-0) used a third-period surge to derail a Senators team that had won their last six games. Boston's Johnny Boychuk scored the decisive goal to break a 3-3 tie at 6:41 in the third and Daniel Paille added the final score 37 seconds later to give the Stanley Cup champions a much-needed triumph. “Tonight was a start, and it has to carry over to next game,” Bruins coach Claude Julien told reporters. “I guess if we keep playing the way we did tonight and win hockey games, that confidence comes back.” Ottawa (7-6-0), who had enjoyed their longest winning streak in two seasons, scored first-period goals via Nick Foligno, who also had two assists, and Stephane Da Costa to grab a 2-1 advantage. Patrice Bergeron and Chris Kelly responded with Bruins' goals in the second to put Boston 3-2 ahead before Senators defenseman Jared Cowen tied the score at 5:04 in the third. Goaltender Craig Anderson made 36 saves in the loss while Tim Thomas stopped 23 shots for Boston. The Senators had made a recent habit of prevailing in close games, with their last five wins coming in one-goal affairs, but their fortune ran thin against the Bruins. “A cat's got nine lives, so maybe we used up a few of those in these couple of games,” Anderson said. “We're learning still. When you're not feeling great and you get the game 3-3, you've got to find a way to shut the other team down and just get a point (for an overtime loss).” Carolina 4, Tampa Bay 2: Jeff Skinner and Chad LaRose had two goals each, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Skinner, last season's NHL rookie of the year, has 6 goals and 12 points in 12 games this season. Carolina improved to 1-2-1 against Tampa Bay, its Southeast Division rivals. The Lightning opened the season with a 5-1 road victory against the Hurricanes on Oct. 7, and had won three straight against Carolina in Raleigh by a combined score of 15-5. Carolina's Cam Ward (5-2-2) made 27 saves. His Tampa Bay counterpart, Dwayne Roloson (2-3-1), stopped 26 shots. In other games it was: Washington 5, Anaheim 4 (OT); Minnesota 2, Detroit 1 (OT); Vancouver 5, Calgary 1. Sutton suspended five games Edmonton Oilers Andy Sutton has been suspended five games for an illegal hit to the head of Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog, the National Hockey League (NHL) said.
