OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators considered Monday's 7-2 win over the Boston Bruins was the tale of the tape.

Tim Stutzle admitted he was struggling to control the puck through the first 40 minutes against the Bruins, when assistant coach Daniel Alfredsson got in his ear about changing the tape job on his stick.

So, Stutzle did exactly that — putting white tape across the whole of his stick and using more than usual — for the third period. He scored twice in the final frame.

“I don’t know how many times I fumbled the puck the first two periods and then I just changed it up,” he said. “(Alfredsson) was in my ear for a while to switch it. It was for him, I guess.”

Stutzle registered three points Monday as the Senators (5-4-1) dominated the Bruins.

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