Senators Humiliate Bruins in Rout

It was then Stützle’s time to shine. With the game still in reach for Boston, the German center opened the third period with a snapshot from the right circle on the power play that ultimately put the game away for good. His second goal of the evening nine minutes later to make it 5-1 was just icing on the cake.

Meriläinen Bounces Back

What’s most impressive about the dominant win for Ottawa was Leevi Meriläinen’s performance. Meriläinen had made just one start prior to tonight, and it was a disaster. He surrendered seven goals on just 26 shots, and the Senators lost 8-4 to the Buffalo Sabres on Oct. 15. Against the Bruins, however, Meriläinen was reborn — he stopped 26 of 28 shots and never looked rattled, even after Geekie put one past him that he’d probably like back.

The win is the Senators’ third in a row and moves them to 5-4-1 on the season. Their 11 points put them just one behind the Detroit Red Wings and three behind the rival Montreal Canadiens in the Atlantic Division.

Bruins Struggles Continue

For Boston, the woes of October continued, as the seven goals allowed marked the third time this season that the team has surrendered six or more scores. In all three instances, the Bruins have lost. Two of those outings have come with Jeremy Swayman in net, and his .708 save percentage on Tuesday was his worst showing in that category since March 23, 2025, when he allowed seven goals on 16 shots in a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Both teams have to get on a plane and play tomorrow, with Ottawa traveling to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks and Boston heading back home to TD Garden to face the New York Islanders.