The Ottawa Senators improved their playoff chances on Thursday night while also knocking another nail in the Detroit Red Wings' coffin. Despite spending much of the first period in the penalty box and then bending hard in the third,

Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle scored in the first period for Ottawa and the Senators held off the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 victory.

DETROIT -- Linus Ullmark made 31 saves for the Ottawa Senators, who held off a late rally by the Detroit Red Wings for a 4-3 win at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.