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OTTAWA, Ontario -- Drake Batherson scored 3:13 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators ended a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Michael Bunting scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation, but the Penguins lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Jake Sanderson broke a scoreless tie 11 minutes into the third period for the Senators, who were 0-6-1 in their previous seven games. Batherson's winner, assisted by Sanderson and Tim Stutzle, was his career-best 23rd goal of the season.
"It's been quite a bit since we got a win," Batherson said. "It was a nice play by (Sanderson) to (Stutzle) and then Timmy just made a great play to me back door and I was able to just squeeze it in."
Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves, and Tristan Jarry had 37 stops for the Penguins, who had been outscored 15-1 in their previous three games.
Pittsburgh trails the New York Islanders by seven points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
"A loss is a loss at the end of the day," Jarry said. "We're in a tough spot and that's the only way you can look at it at this time of year. It's tough to be in this position and we need the wins and maybe one more save might have done it."
Sanderson put Ottawa in front after taking a pass from Mathieu Joseph in the slot.
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