NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 1/7/2025

NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 1/7/2025

Ottawa Senators (19-17-2, 40 Points) at Detroit Red Wings (17-18-4, 38 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Tuesday, January 7
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/RDS/FDSNDET
Radio:
Ottawa – TSN 1200
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Ottawa  -1.5 ML -120
Detroit +1.5 ML +100
O/U 6.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators dropped their second straight game on Friday and are now 1-4-0 in their last five averaging 1.6 goals per game and allowing 3.2 goals per game. They currently trail the Penguins for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by one point.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings come into play riding a four-game winning streak beating the top team in the Eastern Conference as well as the Western Conference during that span, they are also averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. They are sitting three points back of the Penguins for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines: 

Tkachuk- Pinto-Greig 
Giroux- Stutzle-Batherson
Cousins-Norris-Gaudette
Reinhardt-Ostapchuk-Gregor

Chabot-Jensen
Sanderson-Zub
Kleven-Bernard-Docker

Forsberg
Merilainen

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Veleno–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Tarasenko-Compher-Berggren
Rasmussen–Kasper–Motte 

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Gustafsson
Johansson-Holl

Lyon
Talbot

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Players To Watch:

Ottawa Senators

Josh Norris this season has 22 points on 14 goals and eight assists. He’s faced Detroit nine times in his career recording ten points on seven goals and three assists; in the previous matchup this season he had two goals.

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat this season has 32 points on 17 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced Ottawa 12 times in his career recording nine points on six goals and three assists; in the previous matchup this season he had the Red Wings lone goal.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators

F David Perron – IR
G Linus Ullmark – Out
D Travis Hamonic – Out
F Michael Amadio – IR

Detroit Red Wings

D Jeff Petry – DTD

Next Up

Ottawa: January 9 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Detroit: January 10 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

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