The Ottawa Senators improved their playoff chances on Thursday night while also knocking another nail in the Detroit Red Wings' coffin. Despite spending much of the first period in the penalty box and then bending hard in the third,

This is also a favorable matchup with the Red Wings having all but dropped out of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference during their active 3-10 stretch. The Wings have a league-low 63.0 penalty-kill percentage while allowing the fifth-most goals per game.

It was Patrick Kane who breathed life into his team when he converted on Detroit's sixth power play of the game, early in the third period, but video review prompted officials to rule Michael Amadio scored at 8:44. Lucas Raymond took advantage of being alone in front of Ottawa's net and again trimmed the score to two goals with 8:10 to play.