"The Bruins proved again last night that, when they put their minds and bodies to a task, they can achieve just about anything. It's just that little matter of maintaining that confident determination for 60 minutes, which the B's have rarely done of late.

After falling behind by two goals in their return from the All-Star break thanks to a so-so first period and shoddy play until the final minute of the second, the Bruins scored three goals in 7:54 to beat the surprise team of the NHL, the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, at the Garden.

While the B's are still a long way from their dominant days of November and December, coach Claude Julien is more concerned with execution than effort in this lull."