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SUNRISE, Fla. – Dany Heatley and Chris Kelly scored third-period goals to help the Ottawa Senators rally for a 2-1 win over Florida on Thursday night.

The victory was Ottawa’s second in a row following a four-game losing streak. Florida beat the Senators 3-1 at Ottawa on Oct. 22.

Keith Ballard scored for Florida, which lost consecutive games for the first time this season. The Panthers were shut out 4-0 at St. Louis on Saturday.

Alex Auld, who played for Florida in 2006-07, made 25 saves for Ottawa. He was making his fourth consecutive start in place of the injured Martin Gerber.

Tomas Vokoun stopped 29 shots for Florida.

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