DETROIT — Mark Stone scored the final goal in the shootout, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Mika Zibanejad and Kyle Turris also had shootout goals for the Senators. Clarke MacArthur scored in the third period, and Andrew Hammond, who missed the previous two games because of a lower-body injury, returned and made 16 saves.
Petr Mrazek stopped 33 shots for Detroit, which got a regulation and shootout goal from Gustav Nyquist. Tomas Tatar also scored in the shootout.
The win, coupled with Boston’s 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, kept the Senators three points behind the Bruins in the race for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The Red Wings’ lead on Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division is two points. The teams face each other in Detroit on Thursday night.
Detroit defenseman Drew Miller left the game early in the first period after being cut by Stone’s skate. The Red Wings said he sustained two deep lacerations near his right eye, but his vision wasn’t affected.
The Red Wings also were missing center Pavel Datsyuk, who was scratched because of a lower-body injury. He played in the previous two games after returning from a five-game absence.
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