Senators force a seventh

OTTAWA - Craig Anderson and the Ottawa Senators rebounded nicely two days after a blowout loss put them on the brink of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Anderson stopped 45 shots, Mike Hoffman scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Tuesday night to force a decisive Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals.

The 36-year-old Anderson was coming off a pair of rough outings, including Sunday when he was given the hook after yielding four goals in Ottawa's 7-0 loss at Pittsburgh.