OTTAWA, Ontario — Claude Giroux opened the scoring in his Ottawa homecoming and the Senators outscored Boston 7-5 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season and the Bruins’ first loss.
The 34-year-old Giroux signed with the Senator as a free agent in the offseason. He spent part of his childhood in Ottawa and has returned to the area for summers.
Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle each had a goal and two assists for Ottawa.
Mark Kastelic, Shane Pinto and Artem Zub also scored, and Anton Forsberg stopped 26 shots.
David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron each had a goal and two assists each, David Krejci, Nick Foligno and A.J. Greer also scored and Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves.
The Bruins dropped to 3-1.
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