(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-12-06 15:30

MIAMI - The Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game losing streak as Randy Robitaille scored a pair of goals to help the Senators defeat the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida on Wednesday.

The Senators won their sixth game in a row over the Panthers over the past two seasons and ended their longest losing streak since an 11-game slide during the 1995-96 season.

Ray Emery made 21 saves in goal for the Senators, including a penalty shot save on Kamil Kreps early in the third period with Ottawa clinging to a one-goal lead.

Mike Fisher, Nick Foligno and Jason Spezza scored the other goals for the Senators, while Daniel Alfredsson and Joe Corvo both added a pair of assists as Ottawa remained in first place in the Eastern Conference despite the recent skid.

Olli Jokinen had a pair of goals for the Panthers, who have lost three in a row on the heels of a four-game winning streak. Steve Montador had a goal and two assists and David Booth also scored for Florida.

Tomas Vokoun allowed two goals on just five shots and was pulled 7:10 into the first period. He was replaced by Craig Anderson. Anderson made 24 saves the rest of the way.

*The Columbus Blue Jackets scored four third period goals to rally past the Colorado Avalanche 5-4. Dan Fritsche scored the winner with 4:05 left in the third period.

*Slava Kozlov and Ilya Kovalchuk scored in the shootout, giving the Atlanta Thrashers a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders.

*The New Jersey Devils rallied from a 3-0 first period deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 in overtime. Patrick Elias scored his second goal of the game with 1:44 left in overtime for the winner.

*The Philadelphia Flyers recorded their fourth road win in a row with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist.