Josh Norris scored his second goal of the game with just 42 seconds left, giving the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.
Norris, who grew up in Oxford, Michigan, and played at the University of Michigan, beat Red Wings goalie Ville Husso with a wrist shot from the high slot during a fast break. This was Norris’ 11th goal of the season.
Drake Batherson had two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for Ottawa, which ended a two-game losing streak.
Alex DeBrincat scored the only goal for Detroit, and Husso stopped 30 shots. The Red Wings lost their fourth straight game.
DeBrincat’s 4-on-3 power-play goal tied the game 1-1 at 6:15 of the third period. He fired a one-timer from the left faceoff circle off a pass from J.T. Compher, beating Ullmark for his 11th goal of the season.
Norris had given the Senators a 1-0 lead with 7:46 left in the first period. He backhanded his own rebound into the net after a turnover by the Red Wings’ Lucas Raymond in Detroit’s zone.
Ottawa seemed to take a 2-0 lead 4:29 into the second period. However, Batherson’s apparent power-play goal, which was a tap-in off a rebound from the backboards, was called off after Detroit challenged the play for being offside.
Detroit didn’t get many chances in the first two periods, and missed a good opportunity when captain Dylan Larkin had a breakaway with 7:41 left in the second. However, the puck slipped off Larkin’s stick as he tried to shoot from the slot.
Ottawa had a 27-12 shot advantage after two periods.
The Senators outshot Detroit 14-8 in the first period. The Red Wings didn’t get their first shot until 6:20 into the game, which came from defenseman Simon Edvinsson. By that time, Ottawa had already taken six shots.
