The Red Wings’ hopes of making playoffs are beginning to drift away.

Goaltender Linus Ullmark was sensational Monday, making 48 saves and Dylan Cozens, acquired Friday by Ottawa, scored his first goal as a Senator, giving Ottawa a 2-1 victory.

Cozens, left open by the post, fired a one-timer past goaltender Cam Talbot at 14 minutes, 54 seconds of the third period, Ottawa’s second power-play goal of the game.

The Wings appeared to have tied it in the game’s final seconds. But Lucas Raymond’s goal off the draw beat Ullmark, but the puck went in after the buzzer.

No tie, no overtime, and the Wings lost their sixth consecutive game.

“Time expired,” Raymond told Fan Duel Sports Network afterward. “But we should have put the puck in the net a long time before that.

BOX SCORE: Senators 2, Red Wings 1

“He’s a real good goalie but it’s just execution. We had tons of looks. I’d rather have 10 shots and have three goals. Just one of those (nights) and we have to move on.”

The Wings (30-28-6, 66 points) have only two wins in their last 10 games (2-7-1). With Monday’s loss, the Wings fell five points behind Ottawa (71 points) and four behind Columbus (70) for a wild-card position. The New York Rangers have 68 points.

“They (the Wings) put a lot into that game,” coach Todd McLellan told FDSN. “There are no complaints of effort, execution. We ran into a goalie that had a career night and unfortunately for us, we couldn’t find a way to beat him.

“We didn’t give up much. We played a good, hard, gritty game. When you’re in one (a slump), it would be nice to get a game like this and come out of it. If we play like this and continue to play like this, we’ll find ways to get wins.”

Dylan Larkin tied the game 1-1 after the Wings forced an Ottawa turnover, and Raymond found Larkin near the hashmarks, beating Ullmark for his 27th goal.

Ottawa’s David Perron, who spent the last two seasons with the Wings but left in free agency, scored a second-period, power-play goal.

Perron’s wrist shot got past Talbot at 7:39, Perron’s fourth goal this season that’s been cut short by injuries.

Ullmark was at his best in the second period, stopping 26 Wings shots. The Wing were 0-for-3 on the power play (12 shots on net) in the game, but again, that was largely due to Ullmark, who made a series of acrobatic shots during the evening.

“Tough one, we played well the whole game,” Alex DeBrincat told FDSN, after a career-high 11-shot game. “Their power play scored two and we didn’t get any and that’s the difference maker. We felt good (the second period) and we carried it right into the third period start.

“It’s frustrating, we were the better team today and had the better chances and sometimes it just doesn’t go your way.”

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