BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Daniel Alfredsson had two of Ottawa's five
third-period goals, and Anton Volchenkov snapped a third-period tie
with less than 2 minutes left in regulation to rally the Ottawa
Senators to a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.
Volchenkov, who also had a pair of assists, scored his first of
the season with a slap shot from right point that ricocheted twice
before going past Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller for the winner.
Christoph Schubert, Dean McAmmond and Antoine Vermette also
scored for Ottawa, which rebounded from a 7-5 loss to Montreal on
Monday to win for only the sixth time in the past 15 games.
The Senators moved to within five points of the Northeast
Division-leading Canadiens.
Derek Roy scored twice before leaving the game with 5 minutes
left in regulation with an apparent leg injury, and Jason
Pominville also scored for the Sabres, who were unable to gain any
ground for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern
Conference while losing their second straight.
Miller, playing in his 28th straight game, finished with 25
saves.
Ottawa goalie Martin Gerber, making his 12th consecutive start,
stopped 29 shots. He was pulled in Monday's loss after allowing
three goals on 14 first-period shots.
The Senators played without defenseman Wade Redden, who injured
his hip against Montreal. Rookie Brian Lee replaced Redden, and
made a huge stop with his skate at the goal line when Paul Gaustad
tried sliding a loose puck into a gaping net with 14 minutes left
in the second period.
Gerber improved to 4-0 this season against the Sabres, and was
also helped when Roy whipped a wrist shot that went off the
crossbar in the first period.
Schubert opened the scoring with his eighth 11:54 into the game.
Accepting a pass from Chris Neil in the neutral zone, Schubert
skated to the top of the left circle before unleashing a wicked
wrist shot that went into the top-right corner.
Roy tied it with just under 7 minutes left in the second.
Skating into the slot with the puck, Roy patiently let Gerber make
the first move before lifting a backhand into the net.
Roy then gave Buffalo its first lead with his 31st of the season
2:38 into the third, and Pominville made it 3-1 under a half-minute
later when he converted Jochen Hecht's cross-ice pass from down
low.
McAmmond cut the deficit to 3-2 with a short-handed goal with
7:40 left in regulation, and Alfredsson tied it less than two
minutes later with a rising wrist shot from the slot that beat a
screened Miller.
Notes: Buffalo D Nathan Paetsch returned after missing four games
because of a concussion. ... Lee made his NHL debut after being
called-up from AHL Binghamton. ... Roy extended his points streak
to six games. ... These two teams complete their eight-game season
series on Thursday in Ottawa. ... Pominville has points in 24 of
the past 28 games. ... Gerber is now one win shy of 100 for his NHL
career. ... Schubert's eight goals ties his season-high set last
year. ... Ottawa C Jason Spezza extended his points streak to seven
games with an assist on Alfredsson's goal.

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