Mike Fisher scored the go-ahead goal with 16:57 remaining as the Senators stayed alive for the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders. 

After goaltender Chris Terreri stopped Marian Hossa's shot, Fisher put home the rebound to give Ottawa the lead. 

The Senators trail the New Jersey Devils by two points for the top spot in the East. Ottawa, which owns the tiebreaker over New Jersey, closes its season on Sunday against Toronto. The Devils play their season finale at Montreal on Saturday. 

After falling behind 3-1, the Islanders rallied to tie the contest on second-period goals by Dave Scatchard and Mariusz Czerkawski. 

New York fell to 3-11-4 against Ottawa since the 1992-93 season. 
 

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ottawa, White 4 (Rachunek, Dackell), 3:03.
2, Ottawa, Alfredsson 24 (Mceachern, Rachunek), 11:35. 3, NY Islanders,
Hamrlik 15 (Lapointe, Muckalt), 16:36. Penalties: Mezei, Nyi
(interference), 13:03; Alfredsson, Ott (slashing), 19:53. 

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Ottawa, Yashin 39 (Mceachern, Alfredsson),
6:52. 5, NY Islanders, Scatchard 21 (power play) (Czerkawski, Pyatt),
9:28. 6, NY Islanders, Czerkawski 30 (Isbister, Hamrlik), 15:36.
Penalties: Isbister, Nyi (slashing), 1:11; Ottawa bench, served by Lacroix
(too many men on the ice), 3:35; Persson, Ott (slashing), 8:04; Mceachern,
Ott (slashing), 18:46; Z Chara, Nyi (cross checking), 18:46; Scatchard,
Nyi (holding), 19:52. 

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 7, Ottawa, Fisher 7 (Hossa, Redden), 3:03.
Penalties: Z Chara, Nyi (slashing), 4:04; Isbister, Nyi (slashing), 5:32;
Hossa, Ott (holding), 5:41; Yashin, Ott (high sticking), 7:01; Hamrlik,
Nyi (slashing), 19:50. 

Shots on goal:
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 Ottawa                12  8  6--26 
 NY Islanders           9 13  6--28 
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Power-play Conversions: Ott - 0 of 6, Nyi - 1 of 5.  Goalies: Ottawa,
Lalime (28 shots, 25 saves; record: 35-19-5). NY Islanders, Terreri (26,
22; record: 4-9-2).  A:13,822.  Referees: Murphy, Zelkin. Linesmen:
Dapuzzo, Morin.