Svechnikov gets SO winner in debut, Red Wings beat Senators
DETROIT — Evgeni Svechnikov won’t soon forget his NHL debut.
Svechnikov scored the only goal of the shootout in the seventh round, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
“Coach (Jeff Blashill) just pointed at me and he said just go and the guys just started telling me ‘do your thing,’” Svechnikov said. “I just wanted to score so bad. It was so loud and I was excited, and just did my thing.”
Svechnikov went to his backhand and slid the puck between the pads of Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson.