NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/5/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators with Line Combinations 12/5/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Ottawa Senators tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins last night while the Senators are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.  

Detroit Red Wings (10-11-4, 24 Points) vs. Ottawa Senators (10-12-2, 22 Points)

When: Thursday, December 5
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 27
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 18

Ottawa Senators

Points: Tim Stutzle – 30
Goals: Brady Tkachuk – 13
Assists: Tim Stutzle– 20

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 26.7
Penalty Kill: 65.3
GF: 2.60
GA: 3.16
Faceoff: 50.6

Ottawa Senators

Power-Play: 28.0
Penalty Kill: 76.1
GF: 3.13
GA: 3.29
Faceoff: 51.6

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond  
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Tyler Motte – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer 
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Albert Johansson

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Ottawa Senators

Claude Giroux – Tim Stutzle – Ridly Greig
Brady Tkachuk – Josh Norris – Drake Batherson
Nick Cousins – Shane Pinto – Michael Amadio
Noah Gregor – Zack Ostapchuk – Adam Gaudette
Jake Sanderson – Travis Hamonic
Thomas Chabot – Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven – Jacob Bernard-Docker

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Ville Husso (0-2-2, 4.22 GAA)

Husso last played on Tuesday, he suffered the overtime loss giving up three goals on 35 shots. He is 0-2-2, with a 4.22 goals-against average and a .856 save percentage. He is 2-2-0 with a 3.77 goals-against average and a .865 save percentage in his career against Ottawa. Last season he won his lone start stopping 35 of the 37 shots he faced.

Ottawa: Linus Ullmark (5-7-2, 3.07 GAA)

Ullmark gets the start he is 5-7-2 with a 3.07 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage, He last started on Sunday suffering a shootout loss giving up three goals on 34 shots. He is 6-2-2 in his career against Detroit with a 2.26 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage. Last season he lost his lone start giving up five goals on 40 shots.    

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Alex DeBrincat (10-11-21)

DeBrincat this season has 21 points on ten goals and 11 assists. In his career against Ottawa, he has eight points in 11 games on five goals and eight assists. Last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Ottawa: Brady Tkachuk (13-15-28)

Tkachuk this season has 28 points on 13 goals and 15 assists. In his career against Detroit has 14 points in 19 games on eight goals and six assists. Last season in four games he had four points on three goals and an assist.

Head to Head

The Red Wings went 1-1-2 against Ottawa last season and were outscored 15-12. In their last ten meetings, they are 2-6-2 against the Senators and have been outscored 44-25 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. Colorado Avalanche – Saturday
Ottawa: vs. Nashville Predators – Saturday

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