Shane Pinto's second goal, a rebound, go-ahead score with 1:47 remaining, lifted the Ottawa Senators to a season-opening 5-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Late in the knotted-up contest, Ottawa defenseman Jake Sanderson drove the net on a quick rush, putting a shot on Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (29 saves). Pinto, who also had an assist, pounced on the puck in the blue paint for the tie-breaking tally.

Claude Giroux added an empty-net goal as the Senators rallied twice from two-goal deficits in the win.

Defenseman Artem Zub had a goal and two assists, Dylan Cozens scored and Brady Tkachuk added three helpers while Sanderson had two. Linus Ullmark stopped 21 shots for the visitors.

Tampa Bay's Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, Nikita Ku

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