The Ottawa Senators rediscovered their scoring touch with a 8-4 win over the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins at Scotiabank Place on Saturday to maintain their tenuous grip on a playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
The struggling Senators, who had won just one of their past six games and scored just nine goals in that stretch to fall to seventh place, remained two points ahead of the Buffalo Sabres in the final playoff position.
The loss was just the second for the Penguins in their past 15 games and their first in regulation since Feb. 19.
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Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson led the offensive outburst with two goals and two assists, including a shorthanded marker late in the second period to restore the Senators two-goal lead heading into the final period.
“We just kept working and plugging away,” the Swede told reporters. “It seemed like we got some momentum and getting some help from our special teams was huge.”
The two-goal lead proved -important as Sidney Crosby scored his first goal since returning to the Penguins lineup on March 15 to draw the Penguins to within one goal with eight minutes left.
In other NHL play, it was:
‧ Flyers 4, Canadiens 1
‧ Stars 4, Flames 1
‧ Rangers 4, Maple Leafs 3, SO
‧ Sabres 3, Wild 1
‧ Red Wings 5, Hurricanes 4
‧ Predators 3, Jets 1
‧ Lightning 4, Islanders 3
‧ Sharks 4, Coyotes 3, SO
‧ Bruins 4, Kings 2
‧ Canucks 3, Avalanche 2
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