The Senators opened the scoring just 3:30 into the first period. Tyler Kleven took a slick pass from Claude Giroux, dragged the puck into the slot, and ripped a shot over the glove of starting goaltender Elvis Merzļikins.

The Nashville Predators host the Ottawa Senators after Ryan O'Reilly's two-goal game against the Buffalo Sabres in the Predators' 5-3 loss.

Sanderson had regrets about his evaluation of Ottawa's goaltending on Saturday, after Meriläinen allowed six goals in a loss to Montreal.

The Red Wings look to continue their winning ways on home ice. After a tough loss to the Boston Bruins last week, the team returned home on Friday night, coming away with a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Detroit has now won three games in a row at LCA, having also beaten the Carolina Hurricanes and Vancovuer Canucks during that span.

It’s been a difficult stretch of hockey for the Ottawa Senators, who since Dec. 21 have lost nine of 13 games and have fallen back in the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conference.

Ullmark spoke to TSN about why he took a leave of absence, his reaction to the rumors, Steve Staios' statement and his teammates' support.

Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Lucas Raymond and James van Riemsdyk also scored, and Copp had two assists for Detroit (30-16-4), which has won six of seven (6-1-0). John Gibson made 19 saves to win his sixth straight start, improving to 15-2-0 with three shutouts since Dec. 2.

The NHL had an unusually large 10-game slate on Monday for the holiday, and they’re right back at it with eight games on the docket on Tuesday night. There are

Sunday was one of those nights where Canadian hockey fans could feel both hope and frustration. The Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers each had their storylines, but the tone couldn’t have been more different.

Montreal had tied it with two goals in 1:05. Juraj Slafkovsky cut it to 5-4 at 15:36 of the third with his second of the game, deflecting a Lane Hutson point shot with Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault pulled for the extra attacker, before Alexandre Carrier ’s one-timer from the top of the right circle tied it 5-5 at 16:41.