Schedule / Matchup Preview

Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · TUE · OCT 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 6 · 6:00 PM CT
Little Caesars Arena
DSN
Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings
0–1–0
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
Upcoming
TUE · OCT 6 · 6:00 PM CT
DSN
Detroit Red Wings
Home · Red Wings
0–1–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Dylan Larkin: 9 goals on 72 shots.
Little Caesars Arena
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Red Wings
GOALIES
Senators
John Gibson
John Gibson
Likely · 1870-john-gibson
.950 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 0W
.868 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Red Wings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Red WingsProjected lines
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Ansar Khan · Oct 4 · 11:40 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Red Wings
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
Red WingsInjury report
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Ansar Khan · Oct 4 · 11:40 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Red Wings lost their last game and are 0-1-0 in their first 1 game. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Linus Ullmark has not had an answer for Dylan Larkin: 9 goals on 72 shots.

The man to watch is Lucas Raymond: 5 points in his last 4 against Ottawa. Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Dylan Larkin has 9 goals on Linus Ullmark (72 shots).
(Detroit)
9 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Andre Burakovsky has 5 goals on John Gibson (38 shots).
(Ottawa)
5 goals on John Gibson
Player
Lucas Raymond has 5 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Detroit)
5 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals
Milestone
Tim Stützle is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals