WILMINGTON -- They're not giving Saturday night's game any nicknames yet -- "The Miracle in Kanata" just doesn't have the right ring -- and maybe that's best for this group of Bruins, who rallied from two goals down with less than 90 seconds left to beat Ottawa.

There's no reason for this club, now 5-4-1 on the season, to be too proud of itself after one of the best comebacks in recent team history.

"It's a good two points. That's how we've got to look at it," said forward Steve Begin after Monday's practice at Ristuccia Arena. "Even if we're down 3-1 in the last minute and a half, that means we showed character. We showed that we don't like to lose, we want to win. And guys just put in the effort and we came out with two points, so that's a good sign for the team."

Ever since coach Claude Julien took the reins, the Bruins have adopted that Patriots style of taking one game at a time. The cliché has become a way of life, except when maybe the Bruins haven't practiced what they've preached (perhaps in last year's playoffs and at the start of this season).

Now they're sticking to their mantra.

"Guys were excited (after the win)," said forward Mark Recchi, who along with David Krejci scored an extra-attacker goal to tie up the Senators. "But at the same time, we don't play until Thursday, so you can get down pretty quick. We have practice time again. We're on a college schedule right now, but it's going to be nice. We've got a big weekend ahead of us again and we've got to keep this going in the right direction."

Balancing act

Eight different players have accounted for the Bruins' nine regulation goals since the departure of Marc Savard and Milan Lucic due to injury last week. Only Begin has scored twice.

"Everybody has to bring up their game. That's true about everybody, the whole group here. The whole team has to do more," Begin said. "When you're missing two of your key players, that's not easy on the team. That's why we have to make sure we stick with our game plan and keep it simple. If we don't do that, we'll get in trouble. & (Savard's) not there, so he's not going to score a goal for us. We're looking for everybody to chip in. If we do that, we'll be just fine."

Moving day

Forward Daniel Paille was given the day off to retrieve his belongings from his Buffalo home. The Sabres were on the road when they traded Paille to Boston. The winger promptly reported to TD Garden for last Wednesday night's game and then left with the Bruins for their two-game road trip.

Labor day

At around 10 a.m. Monday at Ristuccia Arena, captain Zdeno Chara was on the ice (30 minutes before his teammates) taking slap shots. Chara did not leave the ice until around 12:45. Now you know what kind of work ethic it takes to be a Norris Trophy winner.

And it should be noted that Mark Stuart joined Chara during the pre-practice session and Matt Hunwick stayed on the ice as long as Chara after practice.

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