BOSTON (Ticker) -- Distracted by pregame ceremonies and defensive struggles in their home opener, the Boston Bruins did just enough to grab a point against the Ottawa Senators.

Brian Rolston scored with 11:15 to play in the third period as the Bruins rallied for a 2-2 tie against the Senators in their first game at the FleetCenter this season.

Returning home after the longest road trip to open a season in franchise history, the Bruins extended their unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2).

"We had a great last two periods and, in the overtime, the guys were working really hard. That's the reason we ended up getting the point," Bruins coach Robbie Ftorek said.

Marian Hossa's power-play goal 4:36 into the third gave the Senators a 2-1 lead. Recalled from the minors Wednesday, rookie Jason Spezza assisted on Hossa's goal for his first NHL point.

Just over four minutes later, Rolston netted his second of the season to knot the contest, helping improve Boston's record to 3-1-4 in home openers at the FleetCenter.

Bruins goaltender Steve Shields made 30 saves, including the only one of the overtime session, to remain unbeaten at 2-0-2. But the 30-year-old Toronto native acknowledged he still is not on the same page as his defensemen.

"I made a lot of mistakes with the puck behind the net," Shields said. "I was a little lost out there with the guys sometimes. I'm not really sure what the guys are going to do at this point. I don't know them that well and they don't know what I'm going to do either. We have a lot of work to do with our communication."

Perhaps inspired by the pregame ceremony in which the club retired Terry O'Reilly's number, the Bruins struck just 32 seconds into the contest.

From just inside the blue line near the left boards, defenseman Hal Gill's wrist shot sailed through traffic and past screened goaltender Patrick Lalime, who stopped 26 shots.

"(Home openers are tough), especially when someone's number is getting retired," Rolston said. "We're excited to play and be here, and you want to play as well as you possibly can."

"I think I had the biggest screen in front of me, my own defensemen. It happens," Lalime said.

The Senators thought they had the game-tying goal just before the first intermission, but Mike Fisher was ruled to have kicked the puck into the net intentionally and it was disallowed.

"They went upstairs and they said it was kicked in," Senators coach Jacques Martin said. "He didn't kick it in. The puck hit him. He was off-balance because he was getting tripped."

Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson entered the contest with 26 points in 31 career games against Boston, and the right wing struck again at 14:00.

Shaun Van Allen threaded a pass to the right side of the net for Jody Hull, whose cross-crease pass found an unmarked Alfredsson. The Swede never was touched as his second effort knotted the contest at 1-1.

"I got the pass and Shields was able to get over there," Alfredsson said. "I got pretty good wood on the first shot and was able to get the rebound on my stick and put it underneath him."

Alfredsson is the lone Senator to record a point in each of the team's first five games (three goals, three assists).

The Senators recorded at least one power-play goal in three of their first four games, winning each of those contests. So coach Jacques Martin's team likely felt confident after scoring with a man-advantage in the third at FleetCenter.

Spezza, the second pick overall in the 2001 draft, sent a backhand pass from the slot to Hossa at the right side of the crease. Ottawa's first-round pick - 12th overall - four years earlier, Hossa roofed his third goal of the season to make it 2-1.

"I was a little nervous at first," Spezza said of his NHL debut. "But then the butterflies got out and I just kind of got back to playing the way I was playing. ... It's good to get the first one behind me."

Just over four minutes later, Bruins defenseman Nick Boynton fed Rolston, whose initial shot from the slot was blocked back to his stick. The center skated to the left circle and beat Lalime high to the glove side.

Ottawa @ Boston Boxscore

SCORING SUMMARY THROUGH PERIODS:

	1ST	2ND	3RD	OT	TOTAL
Ottawa	0	1	1	0	2
Boston	1	0	1	0	2

FINAL

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Boston, Hal Gill 2 (Unassisted), 0:32. Penalties: S O'Donnell, Bos (tripping), 4:35; D Sweeney, Bos (cross checking), 7:31; T White, Ott (hooking), 8:32; D Bonvie, Ott (tripping), 13:22; S Brown, Bos (major fighting misconduct), 18:34; D Bonvie, Ott (major fighting misconduct), 18:34.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ottawa, Daniel Alfredsson 3 (Jody Hull, Shaun Van Allen),14:00. Penalties: D Alfredsson, Ott (interference), 5:05; W Redden, Ott (major fighting), 7:53; M Grosek, Bos (major fighting), 7:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Ottawa, Marian Hossa 3 (power play) (Jason Spezza, Martin Havlat)4:36. 4, Boston, Brian Rolston 2 (Nick Boynton, Rob Zamuner),8:45. Penalties: R Zamuner, Bos (tripping), 2:57; M Fisher, Ott (holding), 5:31; M Mcinnis, Bos (cross checking), 15:08; J Spezza, Ott (interference), 15:37.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

	1ST	2ND	3RD	TOTAL
Ottawa	12	9	10	1	32
Boston	8	9	11	0	28

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