VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jake Sanderson scored 15 seconds into overtime and the Ottawa Senators extended their winning streak to six games with a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.

This is the first time since March 2017 that Ottawa has won six in a row.

Shane Pinto scored twice for the Senators, Claude Giroux added a goal and Josh Norris scored shorthanded. Sanderson also contributed two assists.

Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 shots to earn his first NHL victory.

Brock Boeser scored twice for the Canucks and Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists. Jake DeBrusk completed the scoring for a Vancouver team that lost its third straight outing (0-1-2). Kevin Lankinen made 17 saves.

Takeaways

Canucks: The team has lost four of its last five outings and some of its top stars have lost ground offensively. JT Miller has not scored in his six games since returning from a 10-game absence, Elias Pettersson has not recorded a point in his last six outings and Conor Garland has a goal for the last time on November 29.

Senators: Merilainen replaced Linus Ullmark, who has been a superstar for Ottawa in recent weeks. Before Saturday, Ullmark had propelled the team to five straight victories after replacement Anton Forsberg was injured during a pre-match practice on December 14.

Key moment

Boeser tied the score at 4 with 4:50 left when he fired a rebound past Merilainen.

Key statistic

Hughes now has 40 points this season (eight goals, 32 assists). He is the seventh defenseman in NHL history to reach the mark in 33 games or fewer over multiple seasons.

To be continued

The Senators will visit the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday and the Canucks will host the San Jose Sharks on Monday.