Craig Anderson makes 46 saves for Ottawa; Jason Pominville scores in his 1,000th NHL game.
By Callum Fraser / NHL.com Correspondent
OTTAWA — Craig Anderson made 46 saves for the Ottawa Senators in a 4-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday.
Dylan DeMelo had a goal and an assist, and Mark Stone and Thomas Chabot each had two assists for Ottawa (5-5-2), which ended a four-game losing streak.
Jeff Skinner and Jason Pominville scored, Jack Eichel had 2 assists and Carter Hutton made 28 saves for Buffalo (6-5-2), which has lost 3 straight.
Pominville, who was playing in his 1,000th NHL game, redirected a point shot from Eichel 59 seconds into the third period to make it 3-1.
Skinner redirected a point shot from Rasmus Ristolainen on the power play to cut it to 3-2 at 3:55. Bobby Ryan scored an empty-net goal to make it 4-2 at 19:40.
Ryan Dzingel gave the Senators a 1-0 lead after he got his own rebound at the right post and scored under Hutton’s right pad on the power play at 6:55 of the first period.
DeMelo scored to make it 2-0 at 1:00 of the second period when his point shot ricocheted off the end boards, off Hutton’s left elbow and in.
Colin White extended the lead to 3-0 with a one-timer off a pass from Stone in the slot on the power play at 14:47.
Up next
The home-and-home series continues Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.