OTTAWA, Ontario -- Jacob Josefson scored the winner in the shootout as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night.
Marco Scandella, Sam Reinhart and Scott Wilson had goals in regulation for the Sabres, who got 37 saves from Robin Lehner.
The Sabres, who are last in the Eastern Conference, were coming off a 5-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, who will play Ottawa on Friday. The Senators are only two points ahead of Buffalo in the conference.