The Senators came out hot, putting the B's behind, 2-0, within the first 10 minutes of the first period on goals from Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk. Drake Batherson made it 3-0 with 6:46 left in the opening frame.
"Give Ottawa a lot of credit, it was their home opener and they were buzzing," said David Pastrnak.
Patrice Bergeron started the first B's comeback when he scored his third goal of the season with 3:00 left in the first, pulling the B's to within 3-1 entering the second. The tally also locked Bergeron into third place on the Bruins' all-time list for goals scored at 403, surpassing Rick Middleton.
Despite falling behind early, the B's pride themselves on always pushing back, and that was clear on Tuesday night, especially in the second period. David Krejci scored his second goal of the season on the power play just 28 seconds into the period, followed by A.J. Greer's third goal of the season to tie the game, 3-3, just 1:02 later. Greer now hast three goals and two assists for five points over four games.
But the furious Bruins' comeback did not last long, as Ottawa struck for another three-goal barrage over a span of just under five minutes to open up a 6-3 advantage on tallies from Shane Pinto (11:57 of the second), Tim Stutzle (13:58), and Mark Kastelic (16:29).
But Boston responded, once again, as Nick Foligno cleaned up a rebound and pulled the Bruins to within, 6-4, with 2:05 left in the second.It was Foligno's second in four games to start the year, matching his goal total from all of last season. Jakub Lauko picked up the assist on Foligno's goal for his first career point.
"I am happy with his game," said Montgomery. "He continues to do a lot of good things."
David Pastrnak
then struck for his third of the year just 1:50 later, cutting Ottawa's lead to one entering the third period. With his goal and two assists, Pastrnak checks in at seven points over four games.
"Nothing has changed for us," said Pastrnak. "Hockey is a long season and it's early, this type of game is going to happen."
