DETROIT -- Mike Green had the best game of his career offensively, allowing Detroit Red Wings fans to truly celebrate the last home opener at Joe Louis Arena.Green scored three times for his first hat trick and Darren Helm had two goals to help Detroit beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Monday night.The Red Wings are leaving the venue they have called home since the 1979-80 season next year for a new arena nearby. Red-and-white clad fans filed into the arena that has been the home of four of the franchises Stanley Cup-winning teams ready to celebrate and they werent disappointed.You could feel the energy of the fans, Green said. That led right into the opening ceremony, in through the intros and then the game. We were excited and wanted to put on a good show.Green scored twice in the first period and his third goal restored a three-goal lead with 6:36 left in the game.The 31-year-old defenseman entered the game with 120 goals in his career, which began during the 2005-06 season with the Washington Capitals and included a 31-goal season three years later.He certainly showed that hes still has a lot of ability from a few years ago, Andrew Hammond said after stopping 20 shots in his first start of the season for Ottawa. He was the difference.The Red Wings signed Green last year and he had a relatively quiet season with seven goals and 28 assists.Hes coming into this season much more comfortable, Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. He spent a whole career with another team and then he switched teams. It takes a little while as a human sometimes to adjust.Helm scored on a breakaway in between Greens goals in the first period and added a second goal with 2:56 left in the third, giving the Red Wings three goals in a 5:34 stretch.That first goal just deflated us and theres no way that one goal should deflate us, Senators coach Guy Boucher said. Youre asking for trouble when you react that way to one goal.Ryan Dzingels short-handed goal midway through the second period pulled the Senators within two goals.We tried to come back in the second period, but you cant start out that way in the first period, he said.Detroits Petr Mrazek made 13 of his 31 saves in the second period to keep a relatively comfortable cushion.After beginning the season with two losses, Detroit looked determined to start strong against the previously unbeaten Senators.Detroits Jonathan Ericsson fired up the crowd by dropping his gloves and fighting Ottawas Dion Phaneuf less than 6 minutes into the game.With more scoring and fights, fans had plenty of reasons to cheer the rest of the night.The home opener is one thing for sure, but certainly it felt more a little more a playoff game, given the last home opener in The Joe, Blashill said. You could feel that energy right at the drop of the puck. Its an unreal building in terms of energy and Im sure we feed off that.Game notes The Red Wings, playing their first home game since the death of Hall of Famer Gordie Howe, honored the man known as Mr. Hockey with a video tribute during the first break in the game. Fans were asked to stand and to hold up No. 9 signs that were on each seat before the game. The Red Wings also will wear a 9 on their jerseys. Behind each net, Howe 9, is painted in red. ... Ottawa F Matt Puempel played for the first time this season, replacing Phil Varone in the lineup.UP NEXTSenators: Host Arizona on Tuesday night.Red Wings: Play Wednesday night at the New York Rangers. Nike Air Force 1 Clearance Sale . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. Connor Chartier also scored for the Chiefs (3-0-0). Luke Harrison spoiled Garrett Hughsons shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:17 of the third period. 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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Klint Carlson scored 22 points and ignited a second-half rally that carried Northern Iowa to a 73-67 overtime win over Oklahoma on Friday night in the winners bracket of the Tire Pros Invitational.Jeremy Morgan scored 17 points, had seven steals and four blocks and Jordan Ashton had 13 for the Panthers (3-0), who rallied from an 18-point second half deficit to win.Jordan Woodard and Kristian Doolittle had 13 points apiece for Oklahoma (2-1), which had only one field goal in the final 11 minutes of regulation. Khadeem Lattin and Rashard Odomes contributed 11 points each.We accomplished a lot tonight with the way the guys stuck with it, Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said. Everything had to go our way for us to have a chance. It was fun to see the guys get rewarded for making a couple of shots and making a game out of it Carlson, who had 18 points in the last six minutes of regulation and overtime, nailed a 3-pointer from straight on to break a 64-all tie with 42.9 seconds left in overtime.I guess I was feeling it, Carlson said. I dont even remember how many shots I took, but at that point, I was just glad they were going in.The Panthers added two free throws to go ahead 69-64 before Woodard nailed a 3-pointer to make it a 69-67 game with 8.8 seconds to go.Morgan iced the game with four free throws in the final six seconds.UNI made five 3-pointers during a 26-5 run that erased an 18-point deficit in the second half. Carlson made three of the bombs, including the one that put UNI ahead 57-54 with 52 seconds left in the game.We didnt handle that run very well, Oklahoma coach Lon Krueger said. But as disappointing as this is, there was a lot to learn from this.dddddddddddd Turnovers, value possessions, finish plays strong, those are all things well get better at.The Panthers pushed the edge to 59-54 with 27 seconds left in regulation before Sooners forward Khadeem Lattin made two free throws and Doolittle hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 12.6 seconds left.Ashton was off with a 3-pointer to win the game for UNI at the buzzer.BIG PICTURE:Oklahoma will love what it saw from the first 30 minutes. The Sooners used their size and strength advantage to build an 18-point advantage and looked like they would coast to an easy win. Lot of really good things at both ends of the floor in the first 30 minutes, Krueger said. Lot of bad things the last 15.The takeaway for Jacobson is that his team has a lot of heart. The Panthers were getting beat every which way, but still fought for every possession and were rewarded. We kept playing defense and rebounding when our offense was not very good and I like that, Jacobson said. And the other thing I like was that a relatively new group believed we could get all the way back.SAD STARTNorthern Iowa committed five turnovers and hit only three of its first 15 shots against Oklahoma. The Panthers shot 25.9 percent (7 of 27) for the first half, trailing 31-18. UNI came into the game shooting 51.8 percent and averaging just 11.5 turnovers a game.UP NEXTNorthern Iowa plays Xavier Sunday night in the championship game of the tournament.Oklahoma will take on Clemson for third-place Sunday afternoon. ' ' '