"Sergei Gonchar finally got it right.

From the right point on the power play, that is.

The Senators defenceman moved back to his preferred spot on the man advantage Tuesday against the Leafs in Toronto and it paid dividends as Gonchar had a goal — his first with Ottawa — and assist on the power play in a 3-2 win.

"It's great feeling," Gonchar said of scoring his first goal as a Senator. "It's been a few games. The most important thing is that we won the game and that makes it more special for me."

Gonchar, who is looking more and more comfortable with his Senators teammates, also set up Erik Karlsson's third of the season on a blast from the point with the man advantage.

Gonchar didn't ask for the move back to the right point on the PP, but you have to expect it won't change with the Islanders in town Thursday at Scotiabank Place.

"We've tried different things. Whatever the coach told me to do, I did it," said Gonchar. "It's just one of those things that happened naturally. We probably didn't score as many as expected and we just tried different things. It worked out.

"I was comfortable on the other side, I just didn't think we were able to create as much. It's not only about me being comfortable. It's about us as a unit creating things and scoring goals."

Coach Cory Clouston said the switch was made because Karlsson has improved. "