Time: 1:00 PM EDT Venue: TD Garden , Boston, Mass. Tuukka Rask, the starter the home fans love to hate, lasted just 27 minutes in the opening game and backup Jaroslav Halak started Game 2 and shut out the Sabres in Buffalo. Immediately, there was the clamoring that seems to go along with every Rask loss. On Monday, the Bruins will play their home opener, starting a three-game homestand by hosting the rebuilding Ottawa Senators, and Rask will be in goal, facing Mike Condon in the holiday matinee. If you play bad or good, you flush it out and focus on the next one. Your mindset doesn't really change there. In that win, young defenseman Thomas Chabot did his best Karlsson impression, scoring two goals, including the game-winner, and setting up the winner. Dylan DeMelo and Chris Tierney, acquired in the Karlsson package, both scored in the game. He's going to become just as good defensively over time. I have so much faith in him. Near the end of that game, Lars Eller scored to make it 7-0 and Brad Marchand didn't like the way he celebrated. So, Marchand, the next chance he got, attacked and bloodied Eller to earn an ejection. The next night, Marchand assisted on all four goals in the rebound win. That is the essence of Marchand, a fiery leader on a Boston roster that is looking to build on last year's regular season and take the next step. The Boston roster appears to be a work in progress, with coach Bruce Cassidy inserting Sean Kuraly for David Backes on the third line and Chris Wagner for Joakim Nordstrom on the fourth for this game. And the older guys did a terrific job of anchoring them. He left Boston University for the pros. Hopefully, I'm in Monday. Hopefully, it all works out. He beat the Bruins in a road game, but that was at Gillette Stadium in the Winter Classic, when Condon was with the Montreal Canadiens. He is 2-4 with a 2. After losing all five home games to the Senators, including playoffs, when they were eliminated by Ottawa in 2017, the Bruins swept all four games of the series last year. Rask is 11-7-4 with a 2. Ryan Dzingel left Sunday's practice, leaving him a question mark for the Senators Monday. Bergeron also had an assist, David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists and Charlie McAvoy had his first career three-assist game for Boston. Brad Marchand picked up his fifth, sixth and seventh assists in three games so far this season, and Chris Wagner also scored for the Bruins in their home opener. It was their fifth straight victory over Ottawa and their second straight win this season since losing the opener 7-0 to the Washington Capitals on the night they raised their Stanley Cup championship banner. Ryan Dzingel scored twice for the Senators, who picked up a 5-on-3 power play with about 12 minutes left but failed to score. Mike Condon made 24 saves for Ottawa. The 2014 Vezina Trophy winner, Rask was pulled from the opener against Washington after allowing five goals on 19 shots in less than 28 minutes. Backup Jaroslav Halak replaced him and also started the second game, a 4-0 win over Buffalo on Thursday. Rask was spotted a 2-0 lead in Monday's matinee, thanks to Bergeron's goal off a rebound in the crease in the first minute. The Bruins forward also scored on a power play from the right faceoff circle with three minutes left in the first. It was 3-2 after two periods when Bergeron scored off Ottawa defenseman Cody Ceci's knee 4:38 into the third, sending a shower of caps onto the ice. Pastrnak added an empty-netter from mid-ice. NOTES: Boston fans broke into a couple of ''Yankees Suck! Game 3 of their series is Monday night... The Bruins had lost six straight to Ottawa before sweeping the Senators last season 4-0-0. Ottawa did not have a captain in uniform with the offseason trade of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and Zack Smith served as alternates. UP NEXTSenators: Host Flyers on Wednesday night. Bruins: Host Edmonton on Thursday night. Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved. NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators vs. Tuukka Rask, the starter the home fans love to hate, lasted just 27 minutes in the opening game and backup Jaroslav Halak started Game 2 and shut out the Sabres in Buffalo. Immediately, there was the clamoring that seems to go along with every Rask loss. On Monday, the Bruins will play their home opener, starting a three-game homestand by hosting the rebuilding Ottawa Senators, and Rask will be in goal, facing Mike Condon in the holiday matinee. If you play bad or good, you flush it out and focus on the next one. Your mindset doesn't really change there. In that win, young defenseman Thomas Chabot did his best Karlsson impression, scoring two goals, including the game-winner, and setting up the winner. Dylan DeMelo and Chris Tierney, acquired in the Karlsson package, both scored in the game. He's going to become just as good defensively over time. I have so much faith in him. Near the end of that game, Lars Eller scored to make it 7-0 and Brad Marchand didn't like the way he celebrated. So, Marchand, the next chance he got, attacked and bloodied Eller to earn an ejection. The next night, Marchand assisted on all four goals in the rebound win. That is the essence of Marchand, a fiery leader on a Boston roster that is looking to build on last year's regular season and take the next step. The Boston roster appears to be a work in progress, with coach Bruce Cassidy inserting Sean Kuraly for David Backes on the third line and Chris Wagner for Joakim Nordstrom on the fourth for this game. And the older guys did a terrific job of anchoring them. He left Boston University for the pros. Hopefully, I'm in Monday. Hopefully, it all works out. He beat the Bruins in a road game, but that was at Gillette Stadium in the Winter Classic, when Condon was with the Montreal Canadiens. He is 2-4 with a 2. After losing all five home games to the Senators, including playoffs, when they were eliminated by Ottawa in 2017, the Bruins swept all four games of the series last year. Rask is 11-7-4 with a 2. Ryan Dzingel left Sunday's practice, leaving him a question mark for the Senators Monday. Game Preview from The Associated Press AP. Copyright © 2018 The Associated Press, All Rights Reserved. CapperTek does not endorse or encourage illegal gambling or sports betting of any type. Also note sports betting inherently involves financial risk. CapperTek assumes no responsibly for the loss of capital incurred due to the use of information contained on this website. Past results do not guarantee or imply future performance. Please bet on sports legally within your jurisdiction and responsibly within your financial means. 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