Ottawa Senators centre Mika Zibanejad (93)scores against Winnipeg Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson (34) in the shootout at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. The Senators defeated the Jets 3-2.Marc DesRosiers
Mika Zibanejad scored the shootout winner as the Ottawa Senators beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night.
Cody Ceci and Bobby Ryan scored in regulation for the Senators (7-4-2), who improved to 2-3-2 on home ice. Craig Anderson made 38 saves.
Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien also scored for Winnipeg (8-4-2) as Michael Hutchinson turned away 29 shots.
With the loss Winnipeg wrapped up its four-game Eastern road trip with a 2-1-1 record.
Trailing 2-1 to start the third period, the Jets didn't wait long to tie things up. Byfuglien stripped Erik Karlsson of the puck at centre along the boards and then beat Anderson 26 seconds into the period.
The Jets seemed to lose some energy in the second and the Senators took advantage as they controlled the play for much of the period.
Ryan picked up his fifth goal of the season, scoring off a one-timer at the 12-minute mark to give the Senators a 2-0 lead.
But just as Ottawa looked poised to take control of the game, some poor play in their own end allowed the Jets to cut the lead to one.
Blake Wheeler won a battle for the puck behind the net and fed Ladd, who scored on a bank shot off Anderson.
The Senators opened the scoring midway through the first as Jean-Gabriel Pageau won a faceoff and dropped the puck to Ceci, who beat Hutchinson with a floater from just inside the blueline.
The first-period goal marked just the second time Ottawa has scored in the opening period through seven home games.
Notes: Ottawa RW Mark Stone served his second game of a two-game suspension. D Chris Wideman was a healthy scratch. The Jets remain without Grant Clitsome (back) and Andrew Copp (upper body). Adam Pardy, Paul Postma and Patrice Cormier were healthy scratches.