The Boston Bruins are going for their 5th straight victory when they meet their divisional rivals, the Ottawa Senators. The Bruins started the year in disappoin

BOSTON — After the puck eluded Linus Ullmark, giving him his first real goal since returning to Boston, Sean Kuraly knew what he had to do. The Bruins ’ fourth-line center skated behind the net and jumped up into the glass as the fans celebrated on the other side. The “Kuraly-Leap” or “Kuraleap” was officially back.

BOSTON –– The Boston Bruins have something to prove on Thursday at TD Garden.​ The Ottawa Senators are in town for a rematch after the Bruins' 7-2 loss on Oct. 27. Boston has since rebounded with four straight wins and looks to extend its streak come the 7 p.m. puck drop.

For the second straight game, the Senators had to work a little overtime and again there was no payoff. Ottawa fell 3-2 in overtime to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday night. Pavel Zacha buried the game winner after a soft, bad angle shot from Charlie McAvoy trickled through Linus Ullmark.

Boston Bruins (9-7, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (8-5-1, in the Atlantic Division) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins seek to keep a five-game win streak intact when they play the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Boston Bruins allowed seven goals at home in a loss to the Anaheim Ducks, as a difficult stretch continues.

BOSTON — The Bruins are down another forward after Johnny Beecher suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday’s 3-2 overtime win over the Senators. Beecher took a hit from Kurtis MacDermid late in the first period and did not return.

When the injury bug hits, it's jarring and sudden. The Boston Bruins (9-7-0) will be familiar with that after tonight. Despite it, the Bruins won their fifth-straight game, knocking off the Ottawa Senators (6-5-3) 3-2 in overtime on Thursday night in TD Garden.