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The man advantages stacked up early for the Detroit Red Wings, but it took until the third period for them to play like it.
In their first game back at Little Caesars Arena Thursday after being on the road for four straight, the Wings pushed back in the third period against the Ottawa Senators, turning a three-goal gap into one. It was, however, not enough, as they fell, 4-3.
It was the 11th regulation loss in 14 games for the Wings (33-33-6), who now have 10 games left and four teams to climb over to reach the second wild card in the East.
The game projected to be a tough one for the Wings, what with just having come off three games in four nights on the road, and spending the only day in between traveling home from Denver. But the Senators gifted them five straight power plays, taking one penalty after another, to the extent the Wings spent nearly half the first period on man advantages. Give Linus Ullmark credit for turning away 10 power-play shots among 16 total in the opening 20 minutes.
It was Patrick Kane who breathed life into his team when he converted on Detroit's sixth power play of the game, early in the third period, but video review prompted officials to rule Michael Amadio scored at 8:44. Lucas Raymond took advantage of being alone in front of Ottawa's net and again trimmed the score to two goals with 8:10 to play.
Vladimir Tarasenko turned his 10th goal of the season into a 4-3 game with 4:30 to play. Cam Talbot left his net empty with about 90 seconds to go.
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Cam Talbot, whose scheduled start two nights earlier in Colorado had to be aborted because he had tweaked something, was cleared ahead of Thursday's game. But he was the backup, giving Alex Lyon a third straight start and third in four days. The Senators got one in on him early, with Thomas Chabot firing a shot that hit Lyon on its way into Detroit's net at 5:49 of the first period, 12 seconds after the Wings' first power play expired. After giving up a third goal on 10 shots 1:33 into the second period, Talbot relieved Lyon.
The Senators scored again at 13:02 of the first period, but it was Brady Tkachuk who had eyes on him, as the 6 foot 4, 225-pound forward had Lucas Raymond pinned to the ice, looking like something out of a wrestling match. Tim Stützle drove the puck into Detroit's zone, wheeled around countryman Moritz Seider and made it 2-0. Later in the period, Simon took exception to being tripped by Stützle and started jawing at him, but Tkachuk immediately skated over and continued the conversation, which ended with Tkachuk and Edvinsson dropping the gloves for a short-lived fight that ended with Edvinsson pinned on the ice.
Five consecutive power plays meant the Wings spent nearly half the first period on the power play; 17 seconds of it with two extra skaters and 8:06 of it with one man advantage, yielding 10 shots on net. The fifth one spilled onto the second period by 1:21. For all the minutes and all the shots racked up, the Wings weren't able to build momentum. Chabot scored right after the first one, and former teammate David Perron 12 seconds after the fifth one. It was Perron's first game at LCA since departing as a free agent last summer (he didn't play when the Sens were in town in January) and he received a warm welcome from fans during a video tribute in the first period.
Contact Helene St. James at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @helenestjames. Read more on the Detroit Red Wings and sign up for our Red Wings newsletter. Her latest book, “The Franchise: Detroit Red Wings, A Curated History of the Red Wings,” was released October 2024. Her books, “On the Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL Draft,” and “The Big 50: The Men and Moments that made the Detroit Red Wings” are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Triumph Books. Personalized copies available via her e-mail.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings score: Wings fall to .500, suffer 4-3 loss to Senators
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In their first game back at Little Caesars Arena Thursday after being on the road for four straight, the Wings pushed back in the third period against the Ottawa Senators, turning a three-goal gap into one. It was, however, not enough, as they fell, 4-3.
It was the 11th regulation loss in 14 games for the Wings (33-33-6), who now have 10 games left and four teams to climb over to reach the second wild card in the East.
The game projected to be a tough one for the Wings, what with just having come off three games in four nights on the road, and spending the only day in between traveling home from Denver. But the Senators gifted them five straight power plays, taking one penalty after another, to the extent the Wings spent nearly half the first period on man advantages. Give Linus Ullmark credit for turning away 10 power-play shots among 16 total in the opening 20 minutes.
It was Patrick Kane who breathed life into his team when he converted on Detroit's sixth power play of the game, early in the third period, but video review prompted officials to rule Michael Amadio scored at 8:44. Lucas Raymond took advantage of being alone in front of Ottawa's net and again trimmed the score to two goals with 8:10 to play.
Vladimir Tarasenko turned his 10th goal of the season into a 4-3 game with 4:30 to play. Cam Talbot left his net empty with about 90 seconds to go.
More: Red Wings put three undercooked eggs in one basket in hopes they'll start cooking
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Lyon pulled, Talbot enters
Cam Talbot, whose scheduled start two nights earlier in Colorado had to be aborted because he had tweaked something, was cleared ahead of Thursday's game. But he was the backup, giving Alex Lyon a third straight start and third in four days. The Senators got one in on him early, with Thomas Chabot firing a shot that hit Lyon on its way into Detroit's net at 5:49 of the first period, 12 seconds after the Wings' first power play expired. After giving up a third goal on 10 shots 1:33 into the second period, Talbot relieved Lyon.
Tkachuk vs. everybody
The Senators scored again at 13:02 of the first period, but it was Brady Tkachuk who had eyes on him, as the 6 foot 4, 225-pound forward had Lucas Raymond pinned to the ice, looking like something out of a wrestling match. Tim Stützle drove the puck into Detroit's zone, wheeled around countryman Moritz Seider and made it 2-0. Later in the period, Simon took exception to being tripped by Stützle and started jawing at him, but Tkachuk immediately skated over and continued the conversation, which ended with Tkachuk and Edvinsson dropping the gloves for a short-lived fight that ended with Edvinsson pinned on the ice.
Powerless & Perron
Five consecutive power plays meant the Wings spent nearly half the first period on the power play; 17 seconds of it with two extra skaters and 8:06 of it with one man advantage, yielding 10 shots on net. The fifth one spilled onto the second period by 1:21. For all the minutes and all the shots racked up, the Wings weren't able to build momentum. Chabot scored right after the first one, and former teammate David Perron 12 seconds after the fifth one. It was Perron's first game at LCA since departing as a free agent last summer (he didn't play when the Sens were in town in January) and he received a warm welcome from fans during a video tribute in the first period.
Contact Helene St. James at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @helenestjames. Read more on the Detroit Red Wings and sign up for our Red Wings newsletter. Her latest book, “The Franchise: Detroit Red Wings, A Curated History of the Red Wings,” was released October 2024. Her books, “On the Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL Draft,” and “The Big 50: The Men and Moments that made the Detroit Red Wings” are available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Triumph Books. Personalized copies available via her e-mail.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Red Wings score: Wings fall to .500, suffer 4-3 loss to Senators
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