NHL

Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings

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Ottawa Senators
38-28-5
Final
4 - 3
Detroit Red Wings
33-33-6

Senators jump out to early lead and hold on to beat Red Wings 4-3

Tim Stutzle lights the lamp for Senators

Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and David Perron and Michael Amadio also had goals for the Senators, who have won eight of their last 11 while holding the first wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, who scored three times in the third period but lost for the fourth time in five games. Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Detroit.

Alex Lyon allowed three goals on 10 shots and was replaced by Cam Talbot, who made 21 saves.

Takeaways Senators: Ottawa is 7-3-0 over its last 10 games and is six points ahead of Montreal, which holds the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Red Wings: Detroit failed to make some ground in the playoff hunt and remain three points behind the Canadiens.

Key moment After Kane cut the Senators' lead to 3-1 at 5:25 of the third period, Amadio restored Ottawa's three-goal lead when he finished off a breakaway with 11:16 remaining.

Key stat Detroit went just 1 for 6 on the power play.

Up next Senators: Host Columbus on Saturday night.

Red Wings: Host Boston on Saturday night.

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Regular Season Series

OTT wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:49 Thomas Chabot Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (20)
Goal 1st Period 13:01 Tim Stützle Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 1:33 David Perron Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (38)
Goal 3rd Period 5:25 Patrick Kane Goal (19) Deflected, assists: Alex DeBrincat (29), Lucas Raymond (47)
Goal 3rd Period 8:44 Michael Amadio Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Highmore (4)
Goal 3rd Period 11:50 Lucas Raymond Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Marco Kasper (15)
Goal 3rd Period 15:30 Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: J.T. Compher (21), Craig Smith (9)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 11
27 Hits 23
6 Takeaways 3
32 Shots 34
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 6
0.0 Power Play Percentage 16.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 27
53.4 Faceoff Win Percent 46.6
10 Giveaways 6
7 Total Penalties 3
17 Penalty Minutes 9
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Emmitt Finnie, C Day-To-Day Mar 24
Michael Rasmussen, C Out Mar 24
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lassi Thomson, D Out Mar 23
Thomas Chabot, D Out Mar 23
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Mar 22
Dennis Gilbert, D Out Mar 22
Jake Sanderson, D Out Mar 21

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 96 8
Tampa Bay 44 21 93 5
Montreal 39 21 88 10
Boston 40 24 88 8
Ottawa 38 24 85 9
Detroit 38 25 84 8
Toronto 31 29 75 13
Florida 35 32 73 3
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