Senators rally with two third-period goals to beat Sabres 2-1

The Senators scored twice in the third period to beat the Sabres 2-1 at KeyBank Center. Ottawa had trailed since the second period and flipped the game in the final 10 minutes.

Peyton Krebs put Buffalo ahead at 14:00 of the second, deflecting one in from Tage Thompson and Zach Benson. That was the only scoring through two periods.

Shane Pinto tied it at 1-1 at 11:33 of the third with a backhand, assisted by Philip Tomasino and Thomas Chabot. Pinto, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 7.7, finished with one goal and three shots on goal. Michael Amadio then put Ottawa ahead at 16:51 with a snap shot, set up by Tim Stützle and Fabian Zetterlund. Buffalo could not answer.

Ottawa moves to 10-6-1 with 21 points. Buffalo falls to 7-5-3 with 17. Chirp's Sim had the Sabres at 54% over 10,000 simulations, so it missed on this one.