Tim Thomas called it a "weird game," as the Bruins defeated the Sabres, 3-2, in overtime on Tuesday.  

The Bruins struggled to capitalize on offensive opportunities at times in regulation, but they scored when it mattered most, as Mark Recchi tipped a Dennis Seidenberg shot past Ryan Miller with the Bruins on the power play in overtime. Yet the puck bounced in and out quickly, perhaps as a result of hitting the crossbar, and play continued with no goal being called. 

The review showed that it did, in fact, hit the support, giving the B's a come-from-behind victory in overtime that they probably should have been able to pull off without overtime or a comeback. 

The Bruins had trailed in the third period, but an ill-advised attempt at a clear by Sabres defenseman Mike Weber was easily intercepted by Nathan Horton in front of the net. Horton beat Miller with a wrist-shot point blank to tie the game. 

Up next for the Bruins are the woeful Islanders on Thursday. Here's the Hat Trick from Tuesday:

STUART INJURY COULD MEAN A CALL-UP

There were brief injury scares for Shawn Thornton and Milan Lucic, but as those proved to be nothing, the focus remained on what could be a roster-shaking loss for the Bruins. 

Mark Stuart left the game with an upper-body injury, heading off in the first period. Claude Julien didn't give much of an indication as to what it was, noting that the team would release more information after Stuart underwent more testing. 

While Julien was playing his hand close to the chest, one of the five other defensemen who had to step up in his absence offered an interesting quote. 

"I'm sure you're going to see probably another defenseman being called up," Zdeno Chara said following the game as he spoke about how the defense handled things without Stuart. 

If the injury does keep Stuart out of future games and the Bruins are forced to call somebody up, the list of candidates would have to include Steve Kampfer, Matt Bartkowski, Andrew Bodnarchuk and Jeff Penner, Providence defenseman of whom Peter Chiarelli spoke highly following the trade of Matt Hunwick. It's also worth considering that Colby Cohen got three games of NHL experience under his belt earlier this season with the Avalanche. 

HARDER THAN IT HAD TO BE, BUT TWO POINTS AGAINST MILLER IS TWO POINTS 

The Bruins can say their gargantuan number of missed opportunities were a result of their efforts to creatively beat Ryan Miller, and though it's partially true, to go with that logic would be to give Miller a bit too much credit. 

Of course, when you're dealing with one of the best goaltenders in the league, you have to get a little fancy and pick your spots. That doesn't explain making one too many passes, missing on passes and sending shots wide as often as they did. It wasn't vintage Ryan Miller, and the B's had the chance to do more damage than they did. 

It actually seemed fitting that Mark Recchi ended up being credited with the game-winning goal, as he was right in the thick of things throughout the night. He was stuffed by Miller twice from the hashmarks and later hit the post on a 2-on-1. 

"We all want to score and we all want to capitalize on our opportunities and sometimes it just doesn’t happen. We had some great plays, some great shots that just missed," Recchi said after the game. "I hit the post on shorthanded and you’d love to get those, but you’ve got to stay with it. If you get frustrated, that’s when you start pressing more."

The two goals that the Bruins did get in regulation came as the result of the aforementioned picking of spots (Lucic snuck one through the left post) and a horrid turnover (Horton's goal). 

It was clear throughout the game that the Bruins did not have their best offensive night. To still be able get two points out of a game against Miller is something they'll take any day of the week. 

EARLY SEASON HORTON IS COMING BACK ONE STEP AT A TIME

Nathan Horton is seeing the numbers go back up, but he still isn't the presence he was at the beginning of the season. He's getting opportunities, and when they're anywhere near those hashmarks, you can bet they're going in. 

Still, the mountain-moving physical maneuvering that accompanied Horton's scoring touch isn't on display quite as often as it seemed to be when he first arrived. Horton may be coming out of his scoring slump, but his overall game is not yet back to where it was in October.

Horton now has four points in the last three games. Read into the plus-5 rating in that spanned if you want, as he's been a plus-1 over the last two but is helped mightily by the Lightning game, a universal plus-minus booster. 

The recent spike in statistical output is undoubtedly a welcomed sight for Horton, as he entered Thursday's game vs. Lightning without a goal in eight games and without a point in six games. He ended the latter streak but extended the former to nine before notching a tally in Saturday's shootout loss. Things are looking up, and Horton expressed determination to continue that trend following Tuesday night's game. 

"You want to contribute as much as you can. I want to, and I'm trying hard to," Horton said. "Sometimes you kind of chase the puck around a lot. I guess you've just got to get in there and work even harder to create more chances. You want to work hard for yourself and your line-mates, your teammates, and everyone involved in it."