Kane scores 1st goal with Red Wings in loss to Senators

DETROIT -- Patrick Kane scored his first goal for the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

Kane signed a one-year contract with Detroit on Nov. 28 after having hip resurfacing surgery June 1. He made his Red Wings debut Thursday in a 6-5 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

Detroit captain Dylan Larkin left the game at 13:50 of the first period with an upper-body injury following a hit from Mathieu Joseph. A stretcher was brought out as Larkin laid motionless in front of the net, but he was able to skate off the ice with the assistance of his teammates.

“Obviously, that’s a really scary situation with him being knocked out, but he was able to leave on his own feet,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “There’s no further update, he’s still getting evaluated.”

The play happened in a scrum at the edge of Ottawa's crease.

“I was lying on the ground, so I didn’t see what happened,” Senators goalie Joonas Korpisalo said. “I finally saw him motionless and you obviously never want to see that. It was pretty scary and I hope he’s good.”

Joseph initially was called for a major, but it was reduced to a minor for roughing after a video review. Red Wings forward David Perron received a match penalty on the play for cross-checking Senators defenseman Artem Zub.

“I think the refs probably did the right thing, taking the five-minute call to be able to review it, and they communicated well,” Lalonde said. “They probably did a really good job with that situation, all things considered.”

Claude Giroux and Vladimir Tarasenko each had a goal and an assist for Ottawa (11-11-0), which has won three of four. Jakob Chychrun had two assists, and Korpisalo made 30 saves.

“I think we’re consistent in what we’re doing right now,” Giroux said. “They had a couple stretches where they were coming at us, but overall, we played a very consistent 60 minutes.”

Alex Lyon allowed four goals on 25 shots in the first two periods for Detroit (14-8-4) before being replaced by James Reimer, who stopped all 11 shots he faced in relief in the third.

Giroux gave the Senators a 1-0 lead at 1:57 of the first period, knocking in a rebound on a power play.

Kane nearly tied the game at 5:50 of the first period, but Korpisalo slid across the crease to make a pad save. The play came as Ottawa killed off back-to-back penalties, including 48 seconds at 5-on-3.

Following Larkin’s injury, Kane scored a 4-on-3 power-play goal to tie it 1-1 at 14:49 of the first.

The Senators then took control with three second-period goals.

“I think that was probably the best second period we have played in a long time,” Ottawa coach D.J. Smith said. “That’s against one of the best second-period teams in the League.”

Tarasenko put the Senators back in front 2-1 at 3:36 with a power-play goal before Dominik Kubalik made it 3-1 at 8:36, scoring with a one-timer off a pass from Joseph.

Tim Stutzle extended it to 4-1 at 18:56, beating Lyon off a pass from Drake Batherson.

Jake Sanderson scored into an empty net from below his own goal line at 16:35 of the third period for the 5-1 final.

“We scored after the (Larkin injury), so I don’t think that’s where the game got away from us,” Lalonde said. “We were down to nine forwards in a very emotional situation, and then took two penalties early in the second period. That changed the game.”

Korpisalo earned his 100th NHL victory (100-87-25) in his 235th game.

“I forgot about that,” he said. “It took me a while to get here, but it’s pretty cool and I hope there are many more.”