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Zibanejad scores 2, lifts Senators to 5-2 win over Sharks and into playoff position

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    Ottawa Senators' Bobby Ryan (6) gets upended by San Jose Sharks' Matt Nieto during second period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, March 23, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) (The Associated Press)

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    San Jose Sharks' Joe Pavelski (8) slams into Ottawa Senators goalie Andrew Hammond as his shot makes its way into the net for a second period goal during an NHL hockey game in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, March 23, 2015. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick) (The Associated Press)

OTTAWA, Ontario – Mika Zibanejad scored twice, and the Ottawa Senators moved into an Eastern Conference playoff position with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.

The Senators (37-24-11) earned their seventh straight win and jumped one point ahead of the Boston Bruins for the second wild-card spot in the East with a game in hand. Ottawa is above the postseason cutoff for the first time since late November.

Alex Chiasson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mike Hoffman, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Ottawa. Andrew Hammond, making his seventh straight start, stopped 29 shots and improved to 14-0-1 in his first 15 NHL starts.

Joe Pavelski and Chris Tierney scored for the Sharks. Antti Niemi made 32 saves.

The Senators scored four unanswered goals in the third period — two within a span of 1:12.