Game Recap: Senators Dominate the Red Wings 6-2
The Ottawa Senators win against the Detroit Red Wings, Monday 27th, 2023.
The Ottawa Senators begin a back-to-back series against the Detroit Red Wings at home. The Senators won in convincing fashion, defeating the Red Wings 6-2, and dominating in all aspects of the game.
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First Period
With 8:12 left to play in the period, Tyler Bertuzzi scores off a bit of a breakaway.
Tyler Bertuzzi starts us off! pic.twitter.com/tB9q5k2put
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 28, 2023
The period ends 1-0 for the Detroit Red Wings. Shots are 15-9 favoring the Ottawa Senators.
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Second Period
Jake Sanderson ties things up on the powerplay with 16:19 left. It is his 4th goal of the year. Claude Giroux and Derick Brassard are credited with the assists.
SANDERSON LET IT GO BABY!!! 🚨
— Martian (@LalimesMartian) February 28, 2023
What a shot for his 4th of the year! #GoSensGo pic.twitter.com/hpLvE4PNpt
David Perron restores the Red Wings lead on the powerplay with 14:49 left to play.
Perron breaks the drought and scores on the power play - #RedWings regain the lead. 🚨 #LGRW pic.twitter.com/h1SZYLpWvZ
— Ryan Hana (@RyanHanaWWP) February 28, 2023
Drake Batherson scores on the powerplay to tie things up at 2 with 7:35 left in the period. Thomas Chabot and Alex DeBrincat get the assists. It is his 19th goal of the season.
We all need a bath now because this was filthy. I don't make the rules. Batherson curl, drag, and snipe. 🛁 pic.twitter.com/i4RhsrgY7B
— Martian (@LalimesMartian) February 28, 2023
Claude Giroux gives Ottawa the lead for the first time tonight on a breakaway. He has 9 goals in his last 13 games. It is his 24th goal of the year. Assists go to Dylan Gambrell and Thomas Chabot.
Giroux is hooked on the breakaway but scores anyway.. Hellberg is human and the Sens are on top. pic.twitter.com/luWt21k6Cr
— Martian (@LalimesMartian) February 28, 2023
Brady Tkachuk adds to the lead with 2:19 left to play in the period. No look pass from Claude Giroux, fed to him by Artem Zub. It is Tkachuk’s 25th goal of the season. 4-2
CAPTAIN SHIT!!!! 🚨
— Martian (@LalimesMartian) February 28, 2023
Brady Tkachuk puts the Sens up by 2 goals in the biggest game of the year (biggest game of the year...so far). This team, man. pic.twitter.com/rYCEtWiQN5
Period ends 4-2 for the Sens. Ottawa leads in shots 31-18.
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Third Period
47 seconds into the third, Thomas Chabot scores off of a feed from Claude Giroux. 4 point night for Giroux. This is Chabot’s 9th goal of the year. Zub has his second point of the night. This also gives Chabot a three-point game.
Little flip to the 🔝 shelf! pic.twitter.com/W5ihkbY1CU
— NHL (@NHL) February 28, 2023
Tim Stützle scores his 27th of the year, upping the score to 6-2 with 5 minutes left to play in the game. It is an unassisted goal. Stutzle has now reached 60 points for the first time in his NHL career.
Tim Stützle has extended the #Sens lead to 6-2, looks like Ottawa is going to come out of this one with the crucial two points. #ATSensCoverage pic.twitter.com/GRbBvZqdO2
— SENS TALK (@senstalk_) February 28, 2023
The game ends with the Senators winning 6-2. The three stars of the game are Brady Tkachuk, Thomas Chabot, and Claude Giroux.
Brady Tkachuk scored one goal.
Thomas Chabot scored a goal and added two assists.
Claude Giroux scored a goal and added three assists.
The Ottawa Senators play the Red Wings again tomorrow, at home. Puck drop is at 7.