The Senators also got a boost from the return of veteran defenseman Thomas Chabot from an upper-body injury that sidelined him for 15 of the past 16 games.
Chabot logged 26 minutes, 37 seconds of ice time – nearly five minutes more than his season average entering the game – while playing in his first action since Nov. 22. He assisted on Tkachuk’s go-ahead tally in the second period.
Here’s a preview:
When: Sunday, 7 p.m.
Where: TD Garden, Boston
TV, radio: NESN, WKLB-FM 102.5
Line: Ottawa -140. O/U: 5.5.
SENATORS
Season record: 17-13-4. vs. spread: 15-19. Over/under: 19-14, 1 push
Last 10 games: 5-5-0. vs. spread: 6-4. Over/under: 6-4
BRUINS
Season record: 20-15-1. vs. spread: 25-11. Over/under: 20-16
Last 10 games: 6-3-1. vs. spread: 7-3. Over/under: 6-4
TEAM STATISTICS
Goals scored: Ottawa 108, Boston 116
Goals allowed: Ottawa 108, Boston 113
Power play: Ottawa 25.5%, Boston 26.0%
Penalty minutes: Ottawa 289, Boston 444
Penalty kill: Ottawa 71.0%, Boston 80.5%
Faceoffs won: Ottawa 56.6%, Boston 51.9%
Stat of the day: Boston’s Morgan Geekie scored his 50th goal of the 2025 calendar year on Saturday.
Notes: The Bruins and Senators will meet for the fourth and final time this season. Boston lost both of its visits to Ottawa, but won at TD Garden on Nov. 6. … David Perron netted two of Ottawa’s three third-period goals on Saturday. … Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle had a goal and two assists, giving him 13 points (five goals, eight assists) across a six-game point streak. Fabian Zetterlund notched a goal and an assist on Saturday. … Former Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark is scheduled to start on Sunday for the Senators. … Joonas Korpisalo, who has not played since a Dec. 11 win at Winnipeg, is expected to get the start in Boston’s goal. He allowed the Senators to score four goals on 21 shots in the Nov. 13 loss. … With a win, the Senators would take three of four in the head-to-head series against Boston for the second straight season. … The Bruins face the Canadiens on Tuesday, then have three days off before facing the Sabres in Buffalo on Saturday.
Information from Stats Inc., and Field Level Media was used in this report.
Matt Pepin can be reached at matt.pepin@globe.com.
