Zibanejad ties the game late and Karlsson scored in OT as Sens edge Wild 3-2

OTTAWA - Erik Karlsson scored the overtime winner as the Ottawa Senators came from behind to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 Tuesday night.

Mike Hoffman and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Senators (33-30-8) as Craig Anderson, making his 55th start this season, made 23 saves.

Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Carter scored for the Wild (32-27-11) who now have a one-point lead on the Colorado Avalanche for the final wild card in the western conference. Devan Dubnyk stopped 17 shots.

The Senators were looking to carry momentum from a 4-0 win over Toronto on Saturday, but struggled against the stingy Wild.

Despite its struggles the Senators managed to give life to the 18,966 at Canadian Tire Centre as Zibanejad tied the game 2-2 with 7.1 seconds remaining in regulation.

Leading 2-1 midway through the third, the Wild showed its desperation as Jared Spurgeon blocked three Zibanejad shots while short handed. Spurgeon was clearly hurting as he struggled to get off the ice and went right down the tunnel.

After putting together a couple of great chances with the man advantage the Senators gave up the go-ahead goal as Carter came out of the penalty box.

Coming down the wing Mikael Granlund passed to Carter who tipped it past Anderson to give the Wild a 2-1 lead at 5:14 of the third.

Ottawa hasn't scored a power-play goal in its last seven games (0-16), it's longest stretch of the season.

The Senators had a couple of good chances early in the period, but it wasn't until 13:38 of the second that they managed to beat Dubnyk.

Hoffman, with his first in eight games, wristed a shot from just inside the blue line to tie the game 1-1.

The game had barely started before the Senators were down 1-0. The Wild scored on its first rush up the ice as Niederreiter beat Anderson short side.

Ottawa has given up the first goal in 32 of its last 45 games.

Zack Smith extended his nine-game point streak (6-4-9), but saw his five-game goal streak come to an end.

Notes: LW Matt Puempel and D Patrick Wiercioch were a healthy scratch for the Senators.