Overview
- Tim Stützle put Ottawa ahead with 5:43 remaining and later added an empty-netter to secure a 5-3 win.
- Claude Giroux opened the scoring on a power play 1:28 in and Dylan Cozens made it 2-0 late in the first.
- Shane Pinto restored a two-goal cushion early in the third after signing a four-year extension earlier in the day.
- Boston’s Morgan Geekie, Pastrnak and Mark Kastelic scored in a comeback push that briefly tied the game 3-3.
- Ottawa finished with five defensemen after Nick Jensen’s exit, with Leevi Merilainen and Joonas Korpisalo each making 18 saves; next up are the Kings for Ottawa and the Canadiens for Boston.