DETROIT -- Missing out on an opportunity to gain some ground in the Eastern Conference’s Wild-Card race, the Detroit Red Wings nearly completed a spirited third-period rally but fell short, 4-3, to the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night.

In their first game back at Little Caesars Arena Thursday after being on the road for four straight, the Wings pushed back in the third period against the Ottawa Senators, turning a three-goal gap into one.

DETROIT—It's been a grim month of March in Hockeytown, with the beloved Red Wings limping through the stretch run. Again. Yet despite a 3–10–0 record since the calendar turned over from February, Detroit remains within spitting distance of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Cam Talbot made 20 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings to a crucial 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. Talbot made a spectacular glove save on Casey Mittelstadt with 9.