Lindholm has been a 22-point flop. He is signed for six more seasons with no-move protection through 2029. Lindholm, 30, is practically untradeable, even if the Bruins eat part of his remaining salary.

The Ottawa Senators are victors of back to back matchups over the weekend with travel. With those points earned, the Senators have climbed to first in the wild card playoff race and have bumped Boston out.

David Pastrnak had two goals, and Morgan Geekie and Trent Frederic also scored as Boston lost its third straight and fourth in its last five games. Jeremy Swayman finished with 23 saves.

After losing a pair of one-goal leads early, Coyle's handiwork delivered a needed victory and, at least temporarily, push Boston back into a playoff position.

The Bruins fell to the Senators in a heartbreaker on Saturday after winning two straight games. Read more on Boston.com.

Tim Stutzle's shootout goal rallied the Ottawa Senators to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon.

The Ottawa Senators had been told they would learn from the hard times and they’re finally starting to see some results.

It was an electric game with intensity that matched the atmosphere at Canadian Tire Centre as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 6-5 in the shootout.

The Boston Bruins suffered an ugly loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. After having a 5-3 lead in the final minutes of the third, the Bruins blew it and lost in the shootout. View the original article to see embedded media.

In a wildly entertaining and raucous game, the Bruins had their most emotional win of the season in their grasp only to cough up a two-goal lead late in the final 3:13 of regulation and lose in a shootoout.

David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists for the Bruins, and Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha ... of the season 11:23 into the third period. Jeremy Swayman made 39 saves for the Bruins.

Even with Boston leapfrogging both Columbus and Montreal in the standings, the Bruins have plenty of work to do if they want to punch their ticket to the postseason for the ninth year in a row.