thetelegraph
In a tightly contested matchup at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., Michael Amadio delivered the decisive blow with a wrist shot that found the net with just 3:09 left on the clock, propelling the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
The game-winning goal came off a swift 3-on-2 rush, with Fabian Zetterlund and Tim Stutzle providing the assists as Ottawa turned a one-goal deficit into a lead.
Shane Pinto had earlier leveled the score for the Senators, netting his goal at 11:33 of the second period to make it 1-1.
Buffalo had taken the initial lead when Peyton Krebs scored at the 14-minute mark of the first period, with Tage Thompson and Zach Benson picking up assists on Krebs' first goal of the season.
Samuel Ersson turned aside 24 shots to earn the win in goal for Ottawa, which had entered the contest having lost three of its previous four games, including a 6-3 defeat to Anaheim on Sunday.
Colten Ellis made 28 saves for the Sabres, whose three-game winning streak came to an end.
Panthers 5, Blackhawks 3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sandis Vilmanis recorded the first two-goal game of his career, Sam Reinhart contributed a goal and two assists, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks to complete a three-game homestand.
Seth Jones scored against his former team and Carter Verhaeghe added a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who improved to 4-1-0 in their last five games and 7-3-0 in their past 10.
Vilmanis also chipped in two assists to finish with four points on the night. Florida is now 9-0-1 this season when allowing three goals or fewer.
Reinhart's goal was an empty-netter that sealed the win with 1:27 remaining.
Frank Nazar scored twice in the third period and Roman Kantserov also found the back of the net for Chicago.
Ethan Del Mastro recorded two assists for his first points of the season and the first multi-point game of his career. Connor Bedard also had two assists.
Originally reported by thetelegraph.