The Buffalo Sabres get another chance at the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.This time they will be at home www.jetsshoppro.com , where they will try to carry over what they did in the third period of their 4-2 loss Thursday night in Ottawa into the rematch.The Sabres took 23 shots on goal in the final period, scoring on two of them, before Ottawa scored an empty-net goal to clinch the win.Article continues below ...“We knew they were going to come out and push hard in the third,” said Senators goaltender Craig Anderson, who made 46 saves. “They get one early and then get one on the power play, and before you know it, we’re not panicking, but we’re definitely on our heels a bit. “Give them some credit, they came out flying and we need to be a little more prepared for that. But we did the job. We got the win and at the end of the night, that’s what matters right now.”The Sabres (6-5-2) have lost three in a row.“That third period I mean Winnipeg Jets T-Shirts Womens , man, we were going,” said Sabres right winger Jason Pominville, who scored a goal in the 1,000th game of his NHL career. “We were on our toes, had zone time, had scoring chances and probably could have tied the game. That should be our standard as a team.”The Senators (5-5-2) ended a four-game losing streak with the victory.“I thought our first two periods were terrific — solid,” Senators coach Guy Boucher said. “We wanted to get our work ethic back the way it normally is, and our speed, and that’s exactly what we did.“We know it’s tough for us to sustain what we did for two periods for three periods. There’s a confidence issue there Winnipeg Jets Hoodies Womens , an experience issue there, but I think, in the end, the guys pushed hard and (Anderson) was outstanding at the right moments.”The Senators took nine of the first 10 shots on goal in the game.“We’re not moving our feet to check,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “We’re reaching and let’s face it, we had to be a little bit more on toes. … Guys are getting on the inside of us and we didn’t lean on people in the D zone either. We weren’t aggressive enough to kill their cycle play. Now we’re chasing it and eventually we take penalties.”Sabres left winger Evan Rodrigues, who on a line with Zemgus Girgensons and Pominville for the first seven games of the season, could be ready to return to the lineup Saturday.Rodrigues missed the game in Columbus against the Blue Jackets last Saturday to be with his wife while she gave birth to their first son. He also has been a healthy scratch in the two games since. He was on a line with Vladimir Sobotka and Kyle Okposo at practice on Friday. He has four assists and no goals in 10 games.Sabres right winger Tage Thompson will not play Saturday after being a healthy scratch Thursday. Housley said the team will keep the 20-year-old with Buffalo instead of sending him to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League and the intention is to play him in a game soon. He has one assist in nine games.The Senators were joined at practice Friday by injured left winger Brady Tkachuk. It was his first practice with the team since he suffered a torn ligament in his left leg on Oct. 15. He will not be available until Thursday at the earliest when the Senators play the Vegas Golden Knights if he continues to progress. Tkachuk has three goals and three assists in four games. TAMPA, Fla. — The explosive Tampa Bay Lighting offense hosts a New York Rangers team on Monday that struggles to keep the puck out of the net while away from home.Coming off a 7-1 dismantling of the Colorado Avalanche for a sixth consecutive victory, the Lightning lead the league with 122 goals scored Winnipeg Jets Hats Womens , 13 more than anybody else. Tampa Bay has scored five or more goals in a game 12 times through 31 games.The Lightning have seven players with at least 20 points, five players who have reached double-digits in goals and 10 players with six or more goals. And if Tampa Bay didn’t have enough offensive depth, Ondrej Palat is back from a lengthy injury and back on the scoresheet.Article continues below ...Palat missed a month with a foot injury and after five games to get back into game shape, is starting to fit back in with the top line. Palat picked up a pair of goals in the victory against Colorado, his first two of the season.“It feels good. It’s nice to get those first ones,” Palat said.In his first five seasons, Palat has never failed to reach 16 goals in a full season (he scored 11 last season when he was limited to 56 games).“It’s tough to come back from an injury, especially one like that,” Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said of Palat. “He’s had some bad breaks over the years, but at the end of the day when you look at that stats at the end of the year Custom Winnipeg Jets Jerseys , he finds a way to get it done. He’s really worked extremely hard. Hopefully this will propel him and keep him going.”The Rangers enter the game allowing the 4.14 goals per game on the road, third most in the league. New York has allowed for our more goals in nine of 14 road games on the season, including in Saturday’s shootout victory at Florida.Rangers’ head coach David Quinn is looking for more consistency from his team.“We did a lot of good things. We did things we were hoping to accomplish throughout the week in practice,” Quinn told NHL.com following Saturday’s game. “We built on it, and we didn’t sustain it. Our goal is to build off that first period.”While New York has been boosted by the return of former Lightning first-round pick Vladislav Namestnikov after a three-game absence — he had one of the Rangers’ four goals on Saturday — the addition of Ryan Strome — a former No. 5 overall pick of the New York Islanders — figures to provide more depth for a New York team that continues to hover around the playoff picture.Strome has two goals and five points in 10 games since being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers.“I think the thing is just don’t get complacent,” Strome told the New York Post. “I think in my career, I’ve had some good moments, I’ve had some down moments. I think I’ve learned to stay even-keeled now. So I’m trying to take this in. At the end of the day, we have to win some more hockey games here and there’s always more you can do to help out.”