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Detroit Red Wings: 'We weren't sure if Gordie was coming back'

The Wings were amused and confused by a penalty against the Senators. Filmed Nov. 15, 2018 in Ottawa, Ont. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

OTTAWA, Ont. — The mistake brought laughter, and a bit of wonder.

The first period of Thursday’s game between the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre seemed to take forever to finish. First there was a lengthy review after Dylan DeMelo put the puck in Detroit’s net, which prompted the Wings to challenge goaltender interference. That went well enough, as officials ruled Drake Batherson had interfered with Howard.