The Ottawa Senators were walking on sunshine in their season opener on Thursday night. Article content

Ottawa centre Shane Pinto’s second of the game with only 1:47 left in the third period gave the club a late lead as the Senators scored a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Benchmark International Arena. Article content Article content

Defenceman Jake Sanderson, who had two assists, did a good job going to the net to set up Pinto for his second of the night, but a late goal by the Bolts meant that an empty-netter by Claude Giroux turned out to be the winner.

The Senators battled back from a two-goal deficit to tie it up 3-3, and it’s the first time in franchise history the club has come back from a multi-goal deficit to win a season opener.

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