Senators fall 5-3 to Detroit Red Wings in regular season debut
The Ottawa Senators lost their 2011-2012 season debut to the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 5-3.
| Final - 10.7.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Detroit | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Detroit Goal - Todd Bertuzzi, from Darren Helm and Jakub Kindl at 16:01. Penalties - Brian Lee, Ottawa (Hooking), 1:06. |
| Second Period |
| - 2, Detroit Goal - Nicklas Lidstrom, unassisted at 1:39. 3, Detroit Goal - Cory Emmerton, from Andrew Miller at 9:40. 4, Detroit Goal - Jiri Hudler, from Pavel Datsyuk and Jonathan Ericsson at 10:38. Penalties - Chris Neil, Ottawa (Hooking), 3:16; Ian White, Detroit (Interference), 12:06. |
| Third Period |
| - 5, Detroit Goal - Ian White, from Andrew Miller and Cory Emmerton at 3:12. 6, Ottawa Goal - Milan Michalek, from Jason Spezza and Nikita Filatov at 5:49. 7, Ottawa Power-Play Goal - Milan Michalek (2), from Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson at 8:22. 8, Ottawa Power-Play Goal - Filip Kuba, from Daniel Alfredsson and Mika Zibanejad at 18:29. Penalties - Ian White, Detroit (Tripping), 8:03; Filip Kuba, Ottawa (Slashing), 9:09; Chris Neil, Ottawa (Roughing), 15:13; Jakub Kindl, Detroit (Interference), 16:37; Bobby Butler, Ottawa (Boarding), 18:40. |
Shots on Goal:
Ottawa 9 + 12 + 11 = 32.
Detroit 11 + 16 + 12 = 39.
Power Play Conversion: Ottawa 2-3. Detroit 0-5.
Goaltenders: Ottawa, Craig Anderson 5-39-.872. Detroit, Jimmy Howard 3-32-.906.
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Bryan Pancich
Power Play Conversion: Ottawa 2-3. Detroit 0-5.
Goaltenders: Ottawa, Craig Anderson 5-39-.872. Detroit, Jimmy Howard 3-32-.906.
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Bryan Pancich
