Long-distance goal sparks Bruins

BOSTON (AP) -- Dennis Seidenberg wound up and stepped into a slap shot from center ice, hoping just to get the puck deep into Ottawa's zone or maybe generate a quick rebound. Seidenberg was as surprised as anyone else to see the puck skip off the ice, then get past Senators goalie Craig Anderson for the tiebreaking goal with 12:51 left as the Boston Bruins rallied for a 4-3 win last night. "I don't know if it was a lucky bounce or the way it came off of my stick," Seidenberg said. "It just seemed to bounce off the ice and kind of was rising up and it was tough to read I guess for him and somehow it went in." "Somehow" was just fine with the Bruins , who had allowed 10 goals in their previous two games and were badly outplayed in the second period last night, falling behind 3-1 before Milan Lucic's goal with 45 seconds left in the period got Boston within one. Brad Marchand pounced on a rebound and tied it early in the third, then Seidenberg stunned everybody. "It took a one-bouncer and it hit my stick and went in," Anderson said. "Just one of those things where I've got to make the save but, at the same time it took a crazy bounce." Zdeno Chara had a power-play goal and an assist and Joe Corvo assisted twice as Boston defensemen six points in the game. Ottawa had a chance to pull within two points of the Bruins for the Northeast Division lead. Instead, Boston won its 11th straight over a division opponent and is just one point behind the New York Rangers for the Eastern Conference lead. Tim Thomas was welcomed with his usual warm greeting during introductions in his first home game since he sat out the Bruins' visit to the White House last week, saying he believes the federal government "has grown out of control."