Shane Pinto scored his second unassisted goal of the night 2:08 into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre. Pinto finished with three points to help Ottawa earn the extra point after surrendering an early two-goal advantage.
Ottawa built a 2-0 lead in the opening period. Pinto opened the scoring at 7:11 with an unassisted wrist shot, followed by Tim Stützle sliding in a backhand at 13:13 off assists from Fabian Zetterlund and Dylan Cozens. Colorado responded late in the second period when Artturi Lehkonen snapped in a power-play goal at 18:04 with helpers from Nazem Kadri and T.J. Hughes.
The Avalanche carried that momentum into the third period to take the lead. Parker Kelly evened the score unassisted at 3:54 on a shorthanded snap shot. Gabriel Landeskog gave Colorado a 3-2 lead at 10:03 with another power-play tally, assisted by Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. Drake Batherson forced overtime for Ottawa by tucking in a backhand shot at 16:04 with assists from Jordan Spence and Pinto before Pinto settled the contest in the extra frame with a wrist shot.
Linus Ullmark stopped 26 of 29 shots to earn the win in goal for the Senators, who killed off three of Colorado's five power plays and finished 0 for 5 on their own man advantage. Scott Wedgewood turned aside 22 of 26 shots in the overtime loss for the Avalanche, who held a 29-26 edge in total shots on goal.
The win brought the Senators to a 12-6-2 record on the season and gave them a victory in the first regular-season meeting between the teams. The Avalanche moved to 11-6-3 while picking up a standings point.
Both teams return to the ice on Saturday, November 14. The Senators visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Avalanche visit the Montreal Canadiens.
