The Ottawa Senators were blanked by former goaltender Joonas Korpisalo as the Boston Bruins win 2-0 to secure the third Atlantic Division spot. Two minutes into the second period, Morgan Geekie got a shot past Anton Forsberg for the forward’s 13th of the season.

Joonas Korpisalo readily admitted that he wasn’t at his best all day on Monday. But given the opportunity to preserve a win for the Bruins against the San Jose Sharks, the netminder showed up at the right time.

Morgan Geekie scored in the second period and David Pastrnak added an empty-net goal to help Boston bounce back from loss to New Jersey

For the second-last time this season, the Boston Bruins (24-20-6) battled the Ottawa Senators (24-20-4) in a pivotal divisional matchup that may have large playoff implications later down the line.

Morgan Geekie scored the game-winning goal and Joonas Korpisalo recorded a 29-save shutout as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Thursday night.

It’s not like the Ottawa Senators stunk up the TD Garden on Thursday. It wasn’t like the game two days before when the Senators absorbed an embarrassing 5-0 road spanking against the New York Rangers.

In the first few months of the National Hockey League season, the Boston Bruins were getting inconsistent goaltending from their newly signed netminder Jeremy Swayman, and freshly acquired backup Joonas Korpisalo,

Korpisalo was busy in the second period, facing 14 shots and allowing two goals. Boston scored four unanswered goals in the third period to earn the victory. Korpisalo has posted a record of 8-4-2 with a 2.87 GAA and an .892 save percentage in 15 appearances this season.

The Boston Bruins have been fighting the injury bug in recent games, while battling to remain among the playoff contenders with less than three months remaining in the regular season.

Swayman left the Bruins’ 5-1 loss to the Devils on Wednesday after the second period and didn’t dress for Thursday’s 2-0 win over Ottawa. Interim coach Joe Sacco said Swayma

Now a major development has surfaced involving Jeremy Swayman and another Boston Bruins injured player. Today Jeremy Swayman was a full participant during the Bruins morning skate, and Joe Sacco confirmed that Jeremy Swayman could be an option tonight for their game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.