Red Wings 7 Senators 5
OTTAWA — Johan Franzen scored five goals as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Ottawa Senators 7-5 Wednesday night.
Kris Draper and Niklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit (31-13-6) while Jimmy Howard made 29 saves.
Milan Michalek scored twice for Ottawa, while Peter Regin had a goal and two assists.
Chris Campoli and Alex Kovalev also scored for the Senators.
Robin Lehner was pulled midway through the second period after allowing four goals on 19 shots in his first start at home. Brian Elliott allowed two goals on 19 shots in relief.
The Senators (17-27-8) have lost eight straight games, and 14 of 15. Ottawa hasn’t won a game at home since a Dec. 26 game against Pittsburgh.
This was Detroit’s first visit to Ottawa since October 2008.