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Linus Ullmark demonstrated why Ottawa traded for him last year as the gifted netminder turned away 48 shots in a 2-1 win over Detroit on Monday.

Ullmark, making his eighth consecutive start, was at his best in the second period when he stopped all 27 shots he faced, tying a franchise record.

Dylan Cozens scored his first as a Senator, and David Perron also scored.

Dylan Larkin beat Ullmark short side in the third period. Cam Talbot made 21 saves for the Red Wings.

Petr Mrazek, acquired from Chicago on Friday, dressed for his first game back with the Red Wings. Craig Smith made his Detroit debut.

Red Wings: Detroit’s scoring has dried up during this six-game skid. The Red Wings have managed more than two goals just once in that span.

Senators: The win put Ottawa into the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of Columbus and three in front of the New York Rangers.

Detroit had 27 shots on goal in the second period, the most by any team in any period this season, but still couldn’t score. The last time a team took that many shots in a period without scoring was when Carolina had 28 fruitless shots in the third period of a 5-3 loss to Nashville on Jan. 5, 2023.

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Tage Thompson scored two goals and led Buffalo to a win against Edmonton.

Thompson’s goals upped his team-leading goal total to 33 and Alex Tuch also scored to help the Sabres end a six-game losing streak in which they went 0-5-1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves.

Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse scored, and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have lost seven of their last 10 . Stuart Skinner made 19 saves.

Draisaitl’s secondary assist on Nurse’s goal 1:35 into the second extended his point streak to 15 games. He has 11 goals and 12 assists during the streak.

Sabres: After dropping their last two games on the road against Tampa Bay and Florida, Buffalo made up for it with a nervy effort against one of the top teams in the Western Conference.

Oilers: Edmonton was unable to gain ground on the Pacific Division leading Vegas Golden Knights who maintained a four-point lead.

Luukkonen came up with a big glove save on Draisaitl with 4:54 left in the third period with the Oilers on a power play.

Thompson has 16 points in his past 13 games including 11 goals. He leads the Sabres with five multigoal games this season.