Boston Bruins announcer Jack Edwards often refers to defenseman Johnny Boychuk's slap shot as a "Johnny Rocket" due to its speed and power. Last Tuesday, Boychuk fired his first "Johnny Rocket" of the season past Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson with 13 minutes, 19 seconds remaining in the game, giving the Bruins a 4-3 lead.

The Bruins added a goal 37 seconds later from left wing Daniel Paille, securing a 5-3 win over the Senators, who entered the game riding a six-game winning streak. The win also snapped the Bruins' three-game losing streak.

Later in the week, the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs to move to 5-7-0 on the season.

In the game against the Senators, Boychuk was relieved to get his first goal of the season.

"Obviously, it feels a lot better," Boychuk said of the goal. "Getting that first one by you, and now, you don't have to worry about it. I think last year it took me until January, so I feel a little bit better."

"It's obviously a huge goal for us," added forward Patrice Bergeron. "That's exactly what we needed to respond right away, almost right after. It showed that tonight, everyone was on the same page, and it paid off."

Five different Bruins players scored goals in the game, while nine players contributed with assists.

"That's what you want," Bruins coach Claude Julien said regarding contributions from several players in the game. "That's what made our team successful last year, and I think it's important to get some of that and obviously help guys get their confidence too. When everybody goes out there and contributes in the fashion that they did tonight, it's a lot better for the confidence of the whole team."

Although the Bruins outshot the Senators 41-26 in the game, the Senators scored the first goal of the game at 5:19 in the first period. Senators left wing Nick Foligno's shot from close to the crease bounced off Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid and went into the goal before the net went off its moorings. The score was reviewed upstairs and eventually upheld.

The Bruins eventually tied the game in the first period on a power play goal from left wing Milan Lucic at 7:12. Lucic took Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara's wrist shot from the blue line, went to his backhand near the crease and lifted the puck up and past Anderson for his fourth goal of the season.

However, the Senators answered with a goal of their own 16 seconds later. After the puck deflected off Bruins defenseman Joe Corvo's stick, Foligno made a nifty backhand pass to Senators center Stephane Da Costa, who fired a shot past Thomas' glove.

In the second period, the Bruins again tied the game, this time on a wrist shot from Bergeron, whose goal extended his consecutive point streak to five games.

After both teams traded off potential scoring attempts, the Bruins finally captured the lead at 4-3 for the first time with two minutes remaining in the game. Bruins forward Rich Peverley skated from past the midline on the right side and around the net, where he then sent the puck to Kelly, who was standing alone several feet from the crease and blasted a shot in the top, right-hand corner of the net.

"I think it was a great play by [Peverley], and I think everyone was kind of focused on him because he entered the zone with such speed, so it was a great pass by him, and I just happened to find that area up in the high spot," Kelly said.

Overall, Julien was pleased with how his team was able to rebound from their losing streak.

"Our compete level was better and our focus seemed to be there," he said. "When you look at the way they scored that first goal, it was a little bit snake-bitten right there, but tonight, we looked like a group that wasn't going to let those kind of things beat us."

The Bruins next play at home Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers at 7 p.m.