Senators clobber Red Wings for second straight night

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Feb 13, 2023; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stutzle (18) stretches during warmup prior to game against the Calgary Flames at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Feb 13, 2023; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stutzle (18) stretches during warmup prior to game against the Calgary Flames at the Canadian Tire Centre.
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Tim Stutzle scored on a penalty shot, Austin Watson added two first-period goals and the host Ottawa Senators defeated the Detroit Red Wings for the second consecutive night, winning 6-1 on Tuesday.

Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux each contributed a goal and an assist. Brady Tkachuk also scored and Stutzle added two assists for Ottawa, which has won three straight.

The Senators, who clinched the season series 3-1, collected a 6-2 victory on Monday as Giroux supplied a goal and three assists.

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Mads Sogaard made 16 saves Tuesday to record the goaltending victory.

Dominik Kubalik had the lone goal for Detroit, which lost its third straight. Ville Husso made 21 saves.

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The Red Wings were 0-for-8 on the power play and only managed five shots during those man advantages. In contrast, the Senators scored on two of their six power plays.

Ottawa jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first period, scoring on the penalty shot, short-handed, even strength and the power play.

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Kubalik opened the scoring on a shot just outside the left circle off a feed from Olli Maatta.

Ottawa was awarded a penalty shot at 4:08 after Filip Hronek was penalized trying to stop Stutzle. The Ottawa forward then beat Husso on the stick side.

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Following a Detroit giveaway at center ice, Watson scored a short-handed goal on a breakaway. Dylan Gambrell was credited with the assist.

Watson scored his second goal of the night off a pass from Derick Brassard at 15:46.

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David Perron was sent to the penalty box for high-sticking Watson on the goal, and DeBrincat cashed in 23 seconds later on a blast from the left side.

With Dylan Larkin in the penalty box for interference, the Senators scored another power-play goal midway through the second period. Giroux took a shot from near the blue line that got past a screened Husso. DeBrincat and Stutzle picked up the assists.

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Tkachuk redirected a shot by Giroux five minutes into the third period to make it 6-1.

--Field Level Media