RECAP: Red Wings fall to Senators, 6-2

OTTAWA --The Detroit Red Wings fell, 6-2, to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night at Canadian Tire Centre.

Tyler Bertuzzi gave Detroit a 1-0 lead mid-way through the first period before Ottawa tied the game on a power play early in the second. At the 5:11 mark of the same frame, David Perron's man-advantage tally put the Red Wings back in front, 2-1.
The Senators responded with five unanswered goals, including three in the second and two in the third, on their way to winning the first half of an important back-to-back between the Atlantic Division rivals.
"Everyone is fighting for their lives," captain Dylan Larkin said. "We have teams that we're playing against that are battling for the same spot we are."
Magnus Hellberg stopped 36 of 42 shots in the loss for Detroit, which fell to 28-23-8 (64 points) on the season. Ottawa moved to 29-26-4 (62 points).
"We had a little pushback in the first," head coach Derek Lalonde said. "But when we did pushback and got physically engaged, we had some success…We're gonna have to be much better tomorrow physically to give ourselves a chance."
Lucas Raymond returned to the Red Wings' lineup on Monday after missing eight games due to a lower-body injury. The 20-year-old forward logged 12:31 of ice time against the Senators.
NEXT UP:Detroit will get right back at it against Ottawa on Tuesday night at Canadian Tire Centre.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, Ottawa 0 (11:48, 1st period)
Oskar Sundqvist worked Pius Suter the puck wide open in front of Detroit's blue line. Suter quickly found Bertuzzi past center ice, who sped alone into Ottawa's defensive zone and put a backhand past goalie Cam Talbot for the game-opening goal.

Ottawa 1, Detroit 1 (3:41, 2nd period)
Jake Sanderson ripped a slap shot through traffic from the point for a power-play goal.
Detroit 2, Ottawa 1, (5:11, 2nd period)
Eleven seconds into a Red Wings power play, Perron scored his 15th goal of the season from the right faceoff circle on a feed from Filip Hronek. It marked Hronek's 38th point of the season, matching his NHL career high the Czech defenseman set in the 2021-22 season in 19 fewer games (5-33--38 in 78 games).

Ottawa 2, Detroit 2 (12:25, 2nd period)
After receiving a pass Thomas Chabot, Drake Batherson put a wrister home from the right faceoff circle for Ottawa's second power-play goal of the middle period.
Ottawa 3, Detroit 2 (14:10, 2nd period)
Claude Giroux got on a breakaway and made a move to beat Hellberg five-hole, giving the Senators their first lead of the night.
Ottawa 4, Detroit 2 (17:41, 2nd period)
Brady Tkachuk capped a three-goal second period for Ottawa when he fired a shot from the left faceoff circle past Hellberg.
Ottawa 5, Detroit 2 (00:47, 3rd period)
Less than a minute into the final frame, Chabot lifted a wrister over Hellberg's shoulder to extend the Senators' lead to three.
Ottawa 6, Detroit 2 (15:00, 3rd period)
Tim Stutzle scored top shelf from the slot for the 6-2 final.

QUOTABLE

Lalonde on how his players handled their emotions throughout Monday's game
"We didn't handle it well. The reffing was what it was. Maybe a little inexperience, hopefully a learning lesson for us."
Larkin on the mental battle while on the penalty kill
"We're without Rasmussen. We missed him big time tonight in a game like this. Someone is gonna have to step up and play. He's kind of created a role in that he does things that no one else on our team really does. We miss that, but someone's gonna have to step in and step up for us. I expect that tomorrow. "
Chiarot on facing the Senators
"They're a physical team. That's something that maybe doesn't come natural to our team. Something guys, especially younger guys, are getting comfortable with at this level. It's a good experience for the team."