Boston extends its lead in the Northeast Division to three points.

BOSTON (AP) – Glen Murray scored his 30th goal of the season and added an assist, and Andrew Raycroft stopped 28 shots to lead the Boston Bruins over the Ottawa Senators 4-2 Tuesday night.

The Bruins moved three points ahead of Toronto atop the Northeast Division standings. The Maple Leafs lost to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Travis Green gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 4:45 of the first period when he put in a rebound of a shot by Dan MCGillis. It was Green’s second goal in as many games and his fifth in his last 12.

The Bruins extended their lead to 2-0 when Sergei Samsonov, who played in his third straight game after missing 11 with bruised ribs, wristed a shot into the goal at 7:03 of the second period. Murray fed a pass in front of the net to Samsonov for his 27th assist of the season.

Ottawa cut the lead to 2-1 at 3:08 of the third period when Martin Havlat scored his 29th goal of the season on a rebound of Daniel Alfredsson’s shot.

Boston answered at 6:53 of the period when Murray put the puck into an empty net after Senators goalie Patrick Lalime came out of the goal to cut down the angle.

But, Jason Spezza scored for the Senators at 7:17 to make it 3-2. It was Spezza’s 21st goal and came after he took a pass from near the Boston bench from Havlat.

Nick Boynton built the Bruins lead to 4-2 at 13:01 of the third with his fifth goal on a shot from the left face off circle.

Notes: Patrice Bergeron returned to the Boston lineup after missing 11 games with a bruised shoulder. … It was the Bruins first win at home against the Senators this season. … Lalime has made 62 saves in his last two games – 32 Tuesday. … Alfredsson played in all six games against the Bruins this season recording four assists.