Rick DiPietro stopped 20 shots for his 22nd win.
Senators 5, Panthers 4
In Sunrise, Florida, Martin Havlat scored with 6:26 left in the third period to lead Ottawa past Florida.
The victory moved the Senators past Toronto and Philadelphia into third place in the Eastern Conference standings. Ottawa has 100 points, Toronto 99 and Philadelphia 98. Ottawa and Toronto have two games remaining, while the Flyers have three.
Florida goalie Roberto Luongo stopped 30 of 35 shots, setting an NHL single-season record for most shots faced. Luongo's 2,443 shots broke the mark of 2,438 set by Toronto's Felix Potvin in 1996-1997.
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