Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up
All Scores
Odds by

Senators scratch and claw for significant point in shootout loss to Red Wings

Ottawa Senators v Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 28: (L-R) Mark Stone #61, Erik Karlsson #65 and Kyle Turris #7 of the Ottawa Senators celebrate a first period goal by Karlsson against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on March 28, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Getty Images

Things were looking especially dicey for the Ottawa Senators more than once against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.

Ottawa entered the third period down 2-1. Erik Karlsson scored his second point of the evening to tie it up early in the final frame ... but then things got grim as Gustav Nyquist netted back-to-back goals.

The Senators didn’t shrink from the challenge, however, as Kyle Turris provided a goal and an assist to tie it 4-4. After a lengthy shootout, the Red Wings ultimately won 5-4 (SO) ... but Ottawa grabbed a crucial point.

With this result, the Senators now lead the Tampa Bay Lightning by four points with four games remaining for each squad. Securing a playoff spot is most important.

At least ... it is now that the Sens have dropped five straight games. Carving out a point could be key in seeding, too, as you may notice from the Atlantic standings.

Atlantic update

2. Maple Leafs - 93 points in 78 games
3. Senators - 92 points in 78 games

Bruins - 92 points in 79 games
Lightning - 88 points in 78 games

It wasn’t always pretty, but this was an important point for the Senators. Honestly, you can almost absolve them for viewing this almost as a win.