Out Of Gas: Red Wings Hand Senators Their First Loss

The Detroit Red Wings earned their first victory of the season by defeating the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Tuesday night. Former Senator Alex DeBrincat led Detroit with two goals and an assist, including a late empty-net goal that sealed Ottawa's first defeat of the campaign.

Tim Stutzle opened the scoring for Ottawa before Detroit took a 4-1 lead with goals from DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Viktor Arvidsson, and Justin Faulk. Drake Batherson and William Eklund scored to bring the Senators within one, while goaltender Samuel Ersson stopped 32 shots in the loss.