BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)-- Casey Mittelstadt scored 1:18 into overtime and Craig Anderson stopped 30 shots before revealing he is retiring at the end of the season as the Buffalo Sabres closed their home schedule with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 47th objective, while Henri Jokiharju and Victor Olofsson likewise scored for Buffalo in a game in between Atlantic Division rivals gotten rid of from playoff contention. By forcing overtime in rallying from a 3-2 deficit, the Sabres guaranteed themselves of finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference standings.

Though extending their NHL-record playoff dry spell to 12 seasons following a 6-2 loss at New Jersey on Tuesday, the Sabres have 89 indicate match their most since 2011-12, and with one game remaining. Buffalo's 41 wins are also the most considering that winning 43 in 2010-11.

Claude Giroux accomplished a single-season career-best by scoring his 35th goal, while playing in his 1,100 th profession game, and 3 days after reaching the 1,000-point plateau. Tim Stutzle had a goal and assist, and Dylan Gamrell likewise scored for the Senators, who closed their season with a 39-35-8 record.

Mittelstadt scored by accepting Rasmus Dahlin's pass along the right boards, cutting into the circle and snapping a shot over Sogaard's best shoulder.

The Sabres bench emerged with gamers racing down the ice to mob the 41-year-old Anderson in his crease. Senators players then waited near their bench to congratulate Anderson, who invested 10 season playing for Ottawa. The goalie then stood near the Senators bench and waved to the cheering crowd prior to when again being mobbed by his colleagues with the crowd shouting "Andy! Andy! Andy!"

Anderson's prolonged celebration ended with him hugging his two boys and other half at the Zamboni entryway.

The Sabres blew a 2-0 lead in permitting the Senators to score 3 straight times in the second period. Thompson connected the game at 3 by one-timing Jeff Skinner's pass into the slot for a power-play objective 3:03 into the third period.

Craig Anderson is Buffalo's Masterton Trophy candidate

ANDERSON'S FINALE!

Anderson, who turns 42 next month, was trying to remain in the moment when asked before the game regarding whether he may retire this summer. Anderson considered retirement last year prior to signing a 1 year agreement to go back to Buffalo.

I've been very lucky to play this video game for a really long time. I'm simply going to delight in every last bit of it," Anderson said.

That all changed after the video game. when he announced he will be retiring.

The Sabres had Anderson's sons, Jake and Levi, announce Buffalo's starting lineup in the locker room. The match was fitting due to the fact that Anderson spent 10 seasons with the Senators, where he assisted lead the team to the Eastern Conference finals in 2017.

Anderson, who now resides in south Florida and is from Park Ridge, Illinois, upped his career record to 319-275-71. He ranks fifth amongst American-born goalies in video games and wins played, and third with 43 shutouts, one behind Ryan Miller.

ICE CHIPS

Sabres D Mattias Samuelsson is missing out on the final 2 games with an injury that has actually nagged him for much of the previous month.

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