Benoit Pouliot and Kyle Okposo score goals 1:12 apart in the Buffalo victory.
By Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Benoit Pouliot, Kyle Okposo, and Evander Kane each scored in the second period to help the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators at KeyBank Center on Tuesday.
Robin Lehner made 24 saves for Buffalo (8-17-6).
Cody Ceci and Derick Brassard scored in the third period for Ottawa (9-13-7), which has lost five straight games and 12 of its past 13 (1-10-2).
Pouliot and Okposo gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead with goals 1:12 apart.
Pouliot received a pass from Marco Scandella and stick-handled past Brassard and scored on a backhand shot at 4:13 of the second period.
Okposo made it 2-0 at 5:25 when he took a pass from Ryan O’Reilly and scored on a wrist shot for his second goal in the past three games.
Kane scored a power-play goal at 12:33 of the second when he took a one-timer after a pass from Rasmus Ristolainen to make it 3-0. The goal extended Kane’s point streak to give games (two goals, three assists).
Ceci made it 3-1 at 6:43 of the third period when he collected a rebound of his own shot that went off the post.
Brassard scored at 19:08 with Condon pulled for an extra skater to make it 3-2.
Buffalo travels to Philadelphia Thursday night to take on the Flyers.