BOSTON – Sergei Samsonov scored with 13.4 seconds left in regulation, lifting the Boston Bruins into a 5-5 tie with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

Samsonov tied it when he chopped at the puck in front of the crease and it bounced past goalie Vesa Toskala. San Jose just missed its first win in Boston where the Sharks are 0-7-3.

They have just one win in their last 11 games but are 1-0-3-1 in their last five.

Despite outshooting the Sharks 52-23, the Bruins are still winless at home (0-1-2-1).

Jonathan Cheechoo put the Sharks ahead 5-4 with nine minutes remaining in the third when his slap shot deflected off a Bruins defenseman and beat goalie Felix Potvin.

After Mike Knuble and Wayne Primeau traded goals for a 3-2 Sharks’ lead, Glen Murray tied it 3-3 when he took a feed from Joe Thornton from behind the net and blasted a shot past Toskala at 15:22 of the second.

Patrice Bergeron then scored Boston’s second power-play goal of the period 1:02 later to put the Bruins ahead 4-3 and provide their first lead on home ice this season.

That was short-lived as the Sharks made it 4-4 when Scott Thornton scored his second of the night on the power play with 2:18 left in the second period.

Niko Dimitrakos and Scott Thornton each scored between the legs of Potvin to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead by the 9:46 mark of the first period. The Sharks had two goals on their first four shots.

Ian Moran cut the Sharks’ lead to 2-1 when he wristed a shot over the left shoulder of Toskala with 8:59 remaining in the first period. Moran’s goal was his first in 130 games.

San Jose came into the game 1-for-22 on the power play over the last seven games, but scored a pair of power-play goals.

Joe Thornton and Mike Knuble each had two assists for Boston.

Notes: Boston began the night third in the NHL in goals against average at 2.00, and second in save percentage at .931. … Toskala made just his third start of the season. … Kyle McLaren returned to Boston for the first time since being traded last season to San Jose for Jeff Hackett and Jeff Jillson. … Boston recalled Zdenek Kutlak from Providence of the AHL. … The Sharks (1-1-2-1) wrap up their seven-game road trip at Washington on Saturday. … The Bruins have five power-play goals in the last five games.

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