DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings were down a goal and going on a power play. And the Ottawa Senators had them right where they wanted them.
As it has so many times over a losing streak that on Saturday afternoon reached five games, the Red Wings came up short in a crucial third period, giving up two short-handed goals and on the power play in the final frame as the last-place Senators rolled to a 6-3 win at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Detroit (13-11-6) scored 2:32 into the game but was counterpunched at every opportunity and had a forgettable day on special teams. Ottawa (14-14-2) was 3 for 5 on the power play — in addition to the pair of short-handed goals that sealed the Wings' fate — and the Red Wings just 1 for 6.
