Kane scores in OT, Red Wings defeat Senators for 5th straight win

DETROIT -- Patrick Kane’s power-play goal at 2:21 of overtime gave the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

Moritz Seider drew a hooking penalty on Jake Sanderson at 2:10 of overtime. Dylan Larkin then won a face-off in the right circle and the puck went right to Kane, who ripped a wrist shot past Anton Forsberg.

“It’s always fun to play in overtime, because you have a chance to create with all that ice,” Kane said. “When you get a 4-on-3, you want to create right off the face-off. [Larkin] did a great job of winning the draw, and I was trying to get something by the defensemen.

“It was nice to see it go in.”

Detroit (18-18-4) has won a season-high five straight games and is 5-1-0 since Todd McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde as coach on Dec. 26.

“He’s come in and done an incredible job changing things,” Kane said. “He’s upped the confidence in the room and that’s a huge part of this. You look at our last game against Winnipeg -- we’re on the road against the best team in the League and we feel we can win.”

McLellan was happy to return the compliment to Kane.

“I’m honored to be his coach, to be honest,” McLellan said. “I’ve watched him all these years and tried to solve him all those years. I’m glad I don’t have to do that now.”

Alex Lyon stopped all 10 shots he faced in the first period before leaving with an upper-body injury. Cam Talbot made 21 saves in relief.

McLellan said he didn’t have an update on Lyon and probably wouldn’t know anything until practice on Thursday.

Forsberg made 30 saves for the Senators (19-17-3), who finished a franchise-record nine-game road trip (4-4-1) necessitated by the IIHF World Junior Championship being played in Ottawa.

“When you are looking at a nine-game road trip, you know anything around .500 is going to keep you in the mix,” Senators captain Brady Tkachuk said. “Going 4-4-1 is right there. That was a difficult couple weeks to get through, but we’re still right there. That’s what you want at this time of year.”

Larkin gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 8:30 of the first period, beating Forsberg after a quick passing play with Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond. The Detroit captain extended his goal streak to four games (five goals) and his point streak to six games (nine points; five goals, four assists).

Thomas Chabot tied the game 1-1 at 12:25 of the second period, beating Talbot from the point five seconds after Jonatan Berggren’s penalty ended.

Tkachuk gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at 19:05, scoring a power-play goal from nearly the same spot as Chabot.

“I thought our first two periods were really good, and even the third period was pretty even,” Senators coach Travis Green said. “It’s always unfortunate to lose in overtime, but this was a good step in the right direction at the end of this trip.”

Joe Veleno made it 2-2 at 5:00 of the third period, knocking home a rebound from the slot for his fifth goal of the season.

“We were struggling a little sustaining pressure in the O-zone, so it was a big moment to get a goal,” he said. “Obviously, I got a little excited, but I was just glad to contribute in that spot.”

The Red Wings nearly took the lead at 9:29, but Forsberg slid across the crease to rob Marco Kasper with a glove save.

“It was a 2-on-1, and I was pretty sure [Larkin] was going to pass,” Forsberg said. “At that point, there’s not much thinking involved – you are just throwing yourself across and hoping to get something on the shot.”

NOTES: The Red Wings had a six-game winning streak from Feb. 17-27, 2024. Their last streak that was longer was seven games in January 2012. … The Senators had won their previous five games against the Red Wings, outscoring Detroit 15-8. … Kane’s goal gave him 35 points (14 goals, 21 assists) in 23 career games against Ottawa. He has eight points (three goals, five assists) during Detroit’s winning streak.