The victory once again revived hopes that the Senators can stay afloat in the race for a wild\u002Dcard spot.
“When it kind of squirted out , you know, if you get a chance to score your first goal, you get pretty excited,” said the 27-year-old Lucchini, who has toiled in the American Hockey League for five seasons before finally receiving a taste of the NHL due to the Senators long list of injuries. “My eyes opened up pretty big. It’s just huge. I’m just so excited, obviously something I’ve dreamed about my whole life. It was unbelievable.
Tim Stutzle put bookends on the victory, scoring 47 seconds into the game and into an empty net with 71 seconds remaining, while goaltender Anton Forsberg made 33 stops to register the win. Forsberg caught a break when Tage Thompson rifled a shot off the crossbar with six minutes to go and he robbed Victor Olofsson point blank with two minutes left on the clock.Article content
Ottawa Senators centre Tim Stutzle skates with the puck in front of Buffalo Sabres centre Peyton Krebs in the second period at the Canadian Tire Centre.Lucchini has gradually earned more trust from the coaching staff, looking more comfortable with each passing game. Then came the goal, in his fifth NHL game in his fifth pro season with his third organization, at the tender age of 27.
Before the Lucchini goal, the Sabres had controlled play for the first part of the period. After finding a seam in the Senators defence, Girgensons broke in all alone before beating Forsberg on a pretty deke to tie the game 1-1. Thompson, the NHL’s third star for the month of the December, scored 13 goals and nine assists during his past 11 games. He had six goals and four assists in his previous six games and, on top of that, registered a five-goal game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 7.
There were several close calls along the way, but the Senators were able to shut them down in what captain Brady Tkachuk said was a vital game following the their New Year’s Eve collapse in Detroit. He says it was a bonus they didn’t have to think too long about the loss to the Red Wings.
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