Detroit dropped a second game in a row to Columbus, this time outdoors at Ohio Stadium, making its path to the playoffs even tougher.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson put on a show Monday night, engaging in a heated first-period fight that had the crowd roaring. The two heavyweights squared off with less than a minute left in the first period of the Senators' 5-4 shootout loss to the Capitals.

The Washington Capitals will be out to break a season-long three-game losing streak when they host the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.

The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday signed forward Austin Watson to a one-year, two-way contract extension. The 33-year-old Ann Arbor native has spent nearly the entire season with the Grand Rapids and, along with goaltender Sebastian Cossa, represented the team in the AHL All-Star Classic.

With just over 20 games remaining on most NHL schedules, the pretenders are fading, and the teams genuinely worthy of a ticket to Lord Stanley’s dance are rising, including the Detroit Red Wings. Even if coach Todd McLellan had to call out captain Dylan Larkin.

The Senators are entering crunch time in their schedule, and they're getting three key pieces of their team back for Saturday's game.

The objects in the Detroit Red Wings’ rearview mirror are closer than they appear. Detroit’s two losses against the Columbus Blue Jackets has allowed the list of Eastern Conference playoff hopes to close the gap in the race.

This week on Acoustic Café, Leif Vollebekk talks about his the process behind his recent music release, playing new songs in-studio.

Ottawa ended a five-game losing skid with its first victory since Feb. 3 on Saturday — a 5-3 decision over the visiting San Jose Sharks — but now faces a significantly more difficult task against the Washington Capitals on Monday night on the road.