nhl Game Recap
Ottawa Ices Detroit 5-4 - Recap
Brady Tkachuk was the difference, potting a pair for Ottawa on Thursday as the Senators skated off with a 5-4 victory over the Red Wings at Avicii Arena.
Ottawa won as a -128 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Ottawa got goals from Brady Tkachuk(2), Jake Sanderson, Tim Stuetzle, and Josh Norris in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 5:57 of the first period.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 37 of 41 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Alex DeBrincat, David Perron, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Lucas Raymond in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 29-stop effort from James Reimer in the loss.
On the power play, Ottawa went 1-for-6, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Ottawa 41-34 in the game.
Ottawa heads into a battle against the Wild. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.