Bruins-Senators recap: Ottawa wins 3-2 in overtime in Ullmark's return

The Senators have defeated the Bruins in overtime. It took Ottawa just 21 seconds in the extra period to end the game on a Brady Tkachuk goal.

Former Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark made 14 saves for the Senators, and none of them were more important than this stop early in overtime.

The Bruins picked up a point and are now 7-7-2 on the season.

Score: 2-2

For the second straight game, the Bruins are going to overtime. They beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 in overtime on Thursday. The B's were outshot 11-0 in the third period. They generated almost nothing offensively for 20 minutes in a tie game.

Team Stats

• Shots: 32-15 Senators
• Power play: Senators 1-for-3, Bruins 0-for-2
• Hits: 42-35 Bruins
• Faceoffs won: 26 for Senators, 23 for Bruins
• Blocked shots: 20 for Bruins, 14 for Senators

Score: 2-2, 10:18 left in third period

Nick Jensen drilled Cole Koepke from behind along the boards, which prompted a quick response from several Bruins players, although no fights broke out. Koepke stayed down on the ice for a bit but eventually got up under his own power. He headed down the tunnel to the locker room. There was no penalty on Jensen as it appeared Koepke may have turned into the hit at the last second.

Score: 2-2

The puck has been dropped and the third period has started.

The second period was far more entertaining than the first period. The Bruins got on the board with two goals over a 15-second span -- one from Pavel Zacha and another by Brad Marchand. B's netminder Jeremy Swayman made several key saves in that frame, including a huge stop on a 2-on-1 odd-man rush for the Senators during a Bruins power play.

The Senators tied the score late in the second period on Michael Amadio's first goal with Ottawa.

Boston earned an 8-7 lead in shots, a 9-6 scoring chance advantage and a 5-2 edge in high-danger chances at 5-on-5 during the second period. Special teams continue to be a problem for the Bruins. They had a power play late in the period and squandered a couple quality scoring chances by overpassing. Boston needs to have more of a shoot-first mentality with the man advantage.

Team Stats

• Shots: 20-15 Senators
• Power play: Senators 1-for-3, Bruins 0-for-2
• Hits: 25-23 Bruins
• Faceoffs won: 21 for Senators, 17 for Bruins
• Blocked shots: 12 apiece

Score: 2-2, 2:44 left in second period

The Senators have tied the score with another late-period goal.

Michael Amadio beat Jeremy Swayman for his first goal of the season.

Score: 2-1 Bruins, 14:49 left in second period

The Bruins are finally on the board thanks to a pretty goal by Pavel Zacha. The veteran forward flung a backhander past Senators goalie Linus Ullmark to tie the score. It was a nice spin move by Zacha.

Just 15 seconds later, the Bruins took their first lead when Brad Marchand scored his fourth goal in the last six games.

Score: 1-0 Senators

The second period has commenced.

The Senators scored a power-play goal with 7.8 seconds remaining to go into the first intermission with the lead. Overall, it was a pretty lackluster period for both sides. Neither team cracked the 10-shot mark and there were just seven scoring chances combined at 5-on-5 (four for Ottawa, three for Boston), per Natural Stat Trick.

Both goalies played very well in the opening 20 minutes.

Team Stats

• Shots: 9-7 Senators
• Power play: Senators 1-for-1, Bruins 0-for-1
• Hits: 16-12 Bruins
• Faceoffs won: 17 for Senators, six for Bruins
• Blocked shots: 8-6 Senators

Score: 1-0 Senators, 7.8 seconds left in first period

The Senators have struck first just seconds before the first intermission. Josh Norris took a pass from Brady Tkachuk and fired a one-timer that beat Jeremy Swayman. The Bruins were 7.8 seconds from getting out of the period.

Score: 0-0, 1:33 left in first period

After a successful penalty kill a couple minutes ago, the Senators are getting their first power play of the game. B's forward Elias Lindholm is in the penalty box for interference.

Score: 0-0, 5:34 left in first period

The first power play of the game is going to the Bruins. Senators forward Brady Tkachuk is in the penalty box for slashing. The B's have the third-worst power-play in the league with a 12.9 percent success rate.

Score: 0-0, 13:46 left in first period

The Bruins just showed a Linus Ullmark tribute video on the Jumbotron and the fans gave him a loud standing ovation afterward. There's been lots of love for Ullmark tonight.

Score: 0-0, 13:46 left in first period

Neither team has generated much offense so far. Shots on net are tied at two apiece.

The puck has been dropped and we're underway at the Garden!

Here are the projected lines and pairings for the Bruins, based on pregame warmups:

Tyler Johnson--Pavel Zacha--David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand--Elias Lindholm--Justin Brazeau
Cole Koepke--Charlie Coyle--Matthew Poitras
John Beecher--Mark Kastelic--Trent Frederic

Nikita Zadorov--Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm--Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei--Parker Wotherspoon

Jeremy Swayman

Former teammates Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark embraced at center ice at the start of pregame warmups and posed for a picture. They shared a hug, too.

Ullmark received a loud ovation from Bruins fans as he stepped onto the ice for warmups.

Veteran goaltender Linus Ullmark will make his much-anticipated return to TD Garden on Saturday night when the Bruins host the Senators. Ullmark spent the last three seasons with the Bruins and ranked among the NHL's best goalies during that span, including a Vezina Trophy win in the 2022-23 campaign.

Amid a salary cap crunch, the Bruins traded Ullmark to the Senators back in June and received goalie Joonas Korpisalo, fourth-line center Mark Kastelic and the No. 25 pick in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft (Dean Letourneau).

Ullmark has struggled for the Senators so far, posting a 2-4-0 record with a .892 save percentage and a 3.02 GAA. That said, a win versus his former team could be just what Ullmark needs to get back on track for Ottawa.