Tuukka Rask came to play for 60 minutes on Wednesday night in Ottawa. His teammates, however, either left their spark in Montreal the night before or developed an early case of tryptophan.
And it appeared the Bruins would come back to Boston for Thanksgiving without any points after defenseman Thomas Chabot walked in all alone following a defensive breakdown to give the Senators a 1-0 lead early in the third period. Yet, despite their sluggish play for over 40 minutes, Bruce Cassidy’s squad woke up just in time.
Both Brad Marchand and Zdeno Chara exemplified their leadership with their timely third-period tallies.