Heatley at the double as Sens blank Bruins

BOSTON (Reuters) - Dany Heatley scored twice to take him joint top of the scoring charts with 30 goals for the season as the Ottawa Senators blanked the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Saturday.

Ray Emery made 18 saves for his fourth shutout as the surging Sens won for the sixth time in seven games, capturing their fifth straight road win to head into the All-Star break on a high.

After an indifferent start to the season, Ottawa (28-20-2) has climbed into the thick of the Eastern Conference race, thanks largely to an impressive 16-9-1 road record.

The Bruins were 5-1-1 in their last seven home games, but struggled offensively all night, posting their lowest shots total of the season.

Chris Phillips opened the scoring for the Senators in the first period before Heatley made it 2-0 with a powerplay marker in the second and wrapped up the scoring with an empty-netter in the last minute.

Hannu Toivonen stopped 36 shots in goal for Boston.

* Mark Recchi scored three consecutive powerplay goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins pounded the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-2.

* Kari Lehtonen made 29 saves as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the New York Rangers 3-1. The Rangers have lost four of five and 11 of 16 heading into the All-Star break.

* Michael Ryder scored the game-winner with 2:53 left in regulation as the Montreal Canadiens won 4-3 over Buffalo.

* Brian Gionta tied the game with 20 seconds remaining and then scored the only goal in the shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils past the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.

* Martin Gelinas scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4-1.

(Writing by Roger Lajoie in Toronto)