--RW Michael Ryder is anything but a king of the shootouts, but he had the winner Saturday night, his third success in 14 career tries. Earlier in the 4-3 win over Ottawa, he had a power play goal, his first goal in five games. "I feel like I think too much -- maybe that was the difference," said Ryder, who had been 0-for-2 this season. "I just went on instinct. I really didn't know what I was going to do going in on him."

--G Tim Thomas, back from a six-game absence, escaped with a win after going 4-for-4 in the shootout Saturday night, raising his career shootout mark to 19-18. The injury layoff was the longest for Thomas since he also missed six in December 2007. The win raised his season record at 6-6-3.

--From the "turnaround is fair play" department, the Senators scored with their goalie pulled Saturday night. Oct. 24 in Ottawa, the Bruins scored twice with Tim Thomas out. The Bruins won both games in shootouts, but neither Boston nor Ottawa has lost a divisional game in regulation time.

--C Marc Savard, playing his fourth game after missing 15 with a broken foot, has had assists in the last three.

--The Bruins have points in 11 of the last 12 games, going 7-1-4 over those 11 games.

--The B's have only 15 power play goals this season, and that includes two games with three PPGs and two with two. Boston is 4-0 when scoring multiple power play goals.

--The Bruins are 5-4 in shootouts, 6-5 in games decided in extra time.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"Oh, I was so excited because you salvage what you can out of it. I mean I didn't even see (Michael Ryder's). I just asked him where it went because I just couldn't watch because I was sick to my stomach. That was a game that was in the bag, and I let the team down." -- Bruins goalie Tim Thomas after letting in a soft goal that gave Ottawa a point Saturday night. He then was perfect in the shootout to get the win.

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