It was the second half of the home and home series against the Ottawa Senators - this time in Ottawa. The Sens are still clinging to a playoff spot and really needed a win after losing 5 straight.
The Wings had a chance early on courtesy of the Larkin, Abdelkader and Svechnikov line. They played very tight defense and held Ottawa to two shots on goal for over 10 minutes.
The Wings significantly out-chanced Ottawa and looked to be making things difficult for them. With 6 minutes left in the period, Ottawa won a faceoff in the Wings’ zone and a bad angle shot by Karlsson somehow made it through a crowd and past Howard.