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Greening's goal in double OT lifts Senators over Penguins

Colin Greening scored the game-winner 7:39 into double-overtime, as the Ottawa Senators outlasted the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, in Game 3 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series from Scotiabank Place.Daniel Alfredsson's shorthanded goal with 28.6 seconds left in regulation forced overtime before Greening buried a rebound in the second extra session to send the Senators to victory.On the deciding goal, Andre Benoit fired a shot from the right faceoff dot that Tomas Vokoun fought off, but Greening was there on the low right side to backhand the rebound into the back of net.Craig Anderson, who was pulled early in the second period of Ottawa's Game 2 setback, bounced back with a 49-save performance for the Senators, who trail this best-of-seven series 2-1."You just want to give your team a chance to win," Anderson said. "Sometimes stats are misleading. You just kind of build off the good stuff."Tyler Kennedy scored the lone Pittsburgh goal, while Vokoun was handed his first loss of the...

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