SUNRISE, Fla., March 31 (UPI) -- Martin Havlat scored the go-ahead goal off a faceoff with 6:26 remaining Wednesday night as Ottawa rallied past Florida, 5-4.
Havlat got the puck off a faceoff win by Mike Fisher and beat Luongo with a one-timer to the stick side for his 30th goal.
Ottawa climbed into fourth place in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of Toronto in the battle for home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The provincial rivals conclude the regular season on Saturday in Ottawa.
Luongo stopped 35 shots, increasing his season total to a league-record 2,443. The previous mark of 2,438 was set by Felix Potvin of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1996-97.
The Senators built a 3-1 lead after the first period, but the Panthers scored the next three goals and went ahead on Juraj Kolnik's 14th of the season with 7:11 left in the second.
