Kevin Labanc gave San Jose a 3-2 lead at 6:20 when he scored into an open net while Korpisalo was tied up with Travis Hamonic during a scramble in the crease.
“I just think when you’ve had the year we’ve had, you really start getting a little bit deflated regardless of the situation, and it really weighs on you,” Quinn said, “But we’re professionals and you’ve got to shake through it.”
Tkachuk one-timed a seam pass from Batherson in the right circle to tie it 3-3 at 7:11.
“We’ve just been hungry for a win, honestly,” Batherson said. “We knew there was a good crowd coming in today and wanted to get a win for the fans. It’s just a good feeling going into a day off.”
Zub’s point shot went right to Batherson at the bottom of the left circle, and he beat Blackwood blocker side to make it 4-3 at 12:59.
“It’s this consistency thing where you just don’t try to win by making highlight-reel plays every time,” Tarasenko said. “Just stay with the plan, trust the plan and just grind it over again and again. And I feel like this was our mentality today.”
Zadina tied it 4-4 at 16:56 of the third when he one-timed a cross-ice pass from Tomas Hertl over Korpisalo’s glove.
“They tie it up and it’s almost like, ‘Here we go again,’” Batherson said. “But obviously, we had a couple good shifts right after the goal and were able to get one at the end there. It’s definitely a roller coaster of emotions when you see that one go in there that late, but credit to the guys for sticking with it.”
NOTES: Tarasenko’s goal tied the second-latest go-ahead goal in Senators history (Milan Michalek, Oct. 22, 2011), behind only Nick Foligno’s goal at 59:56 on Oct. 27, 2011. … With his 617th win, Martin tied Bruce Boudreau and Jacques Lemaire for 20th on the NHL’s all-time coaching list. … Zub had a game-high seven shots. … Stutzle (six) moved into a tie with Martin Havlat for fifth-most four-point games in franchise history.