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Red Wings Fall 5-1 Against Ottawa - Game Recap

The Red Wings came up short Saturday against the Senators, falling 5-1.

The Senators were a +106 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Jake Sanderson, Tim Stuetzle, Vladimir Tarasenko, Claude Giroux, and Dominik Kubalik each scored for the Senators in the victory. Giroux opened the scoring for Ottawa.

Joonas Korpisalo turned in a 30-save effort for the Senators.

Detroit got a goal from Patrick Kane in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Alex Lyon stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Ottawa went 2-for-6, while the Red Wings were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Ottawa by a margin of 37-31.

Next game, Ottawa takes its act home to face Carolina looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Dallas.