NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 3/10/2025

Detroit Red Wings (30-27-6, 66 Points) at Ottawa Senators (32-25-5, 69 pts) 

Venue: Canadian Tire Centre
Date: Monday, March 10
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSNDET/Prime Video (CA.)
Radio:
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Ottawa Senators – TSN 1200 Ottawa

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit +1.5 ML -100
Ottawa +1.5 ML +105
O/U 6

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings dropped their fifth straight game in a 5-2 loss on Friday night to the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings led 2-1 entering the third period before allowing four goals, two of which were shorthanded. During the recent rough stretch they are averaging two goals per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.

Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators picked up their second straight win on Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win over the New York Rangers. They came back from being down 3-1 to force overtime and picked up the win 33 seconds into overtime. Ottawa is 3-2-1 since returning from the Four Nations break, averaging 3.33 goals per game while allowing 3.83 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Soderblom–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Kasper-Kane
Tarasenko-Compher-Smith
Berggren-Rasmussen-Motte

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

Tkachuk-Stutzle-Giroux
Perron-Cozens-Batherson
Greig-Pinto-Amadio
Gilbert-Gaudette-Highmore

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Hamonic

Ullmark
Forsberg

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat this season has 53 points on 29 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Senators 13 times in his career recording ten points on six goals and four assists; in the previous two meetings this season he has a goal and an assist.

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk this season has 49 points on 26 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 21 times in his career recording 16 points on nine goals and seven assists; in two meetings earlier this season he has a goal and an assist.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR
D Jeff Petry – IR
C Andrew Copp – IR

Ottawa Senators

C Nick Cousins – IR

Next Up

Detroit: March 12 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Ottawa: March 11 at Philadelphia Flyers

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