OTTAWA -- Erik Karlsson scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout as the Ottawa Senators held on to defeat the Calgary Flames 5-4 on Sunday.
Alex Chiasson, Milan Michalek, Mark Borowiecki and Mike Hoffman scored in regulation for the Senators (30-23-11), who led 4-0 in the third period before giving up four straight goals. Craig Anderson made 42 saves.
Kris Russell scored twice for the Flames (36-25-5) while Joe Colborne and Mikael Backlund had one each.
Colborne scored at 6:56 of the third to end the shutout bid of Craig Anderson, who was making his first start since Jan. 21.
Russell scored a power-play goal at 11:28 and 59 seconds later Backlund ended a wild scramble by beating Anderson and trimming the Senators lead to 4-3.
Russell tied the game at 17:45 to force the extra session and shootout.
The win was the third straight for the Senators, who have won eight of their past nine and have collected at least a point in all of those game.
The game was the last in a seven-game road trip for the Flames, who were displaced as the Brier took over their home rink in Calgary. They finished the trip with a 4-3 record.
Chiasson opened the scoring at 12:14 of the first period after taking a blind pass from David Legwand right at the side of the Calgary goal where he had an empty net to shoot at.
Michalek gave the Senators a 2-0 with seven seconds to play in the first with a wrist shot that beat Karri Ramo.
In the second period, after a scramble in front of Ramo, the puck made its way back to the point where Borowiecki fired his first goal of the season at 2:34.
Hoffman then upped that lead to 4-0 at 7:10 and in the process chase Ramo from the net after he allowed four goals on 23 shots.
Jonas Hiller came in for Ramo and finished with 19 saves.
Notes- Jared Cowen and Colin Greening were scratches for the Senators Sunday. Scratches for the Flames were Corey Potter, Emile Poirier and Michael FerlandGǪHis first-period assist gave Senators forward David Legwand 600 career NHL pointsGǪSenators forward Mike Zibanejad extended his career high point streak to seven games Sunday GǪThe Flames have scored 93 goals after the second intermission this year, most in the NHL.
