Corvo’s goal lifts Ottawa, 4-3

Joe Corvo scored with a bouncing 40-foot shot 4:58 into the second overtime Saturday night to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Ottawa, which leads the series, 2-0, fought off the disappointment of Daniel Briere’s tying goal with 5.8 seconds left in regulation that forced overtime.

Daniel Alfredsson, Wade Redden and Mike Fisher also scored for the Senators, who moved to within two victories of their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Ottawa won despite spotting the Sabres a 2-0 lead.

The next two games of the best-of-seven series are in Ottawa on Monday and Wednesday. Jason Spezza had three assists, including setting up the winner. Spezza beat Chris Drury on a faceoff to the right of the Buffalo net and drew it back to Corvo. Stepping into the middle, Corvo blasted a knuckler that bounced once and skipped past Ryan Miller.