NHL Game Preview: Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 3/27/2025

Ottawa Senators (37-28-5, 79 Pts) at Detroit Red Wings (33-32-6, 72 Points)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/RDS2/FDSN DET
Radio:
Ottawa: TSN 1200
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Ottawa: -1.5 ML -130
Detroit: +1.5 ML +108
O/U 5.5

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Ottawa Senators News & Notes:

The Senators suffered their third loss in the last four games on Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. They dropped to 8-3-1 in March, averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game. Dylan Cozens, since being acquired by Ottawa, has eight points in nine games on three goals and five assists. He is also on a four-game point streak.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings suffered a 5-2 loss on Tuesday to the Colorado Avalanche. They have had another rough March, going 3-9-0, averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game. Austin Watson has goals in back-to-back games for the Red Wings.

Ottawa Senators Projected Lines:

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

Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Hamonic

Ullmark
Forsberg

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

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

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Holl
Petry-Johansson

Lyon
Talbot

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Players To Watch

Ottawa Senators

Brady Tkachuk this season has 55 points on 29 goals and 26 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 22 times in his career, recording 17 points on nine goals and eight assists; he scored a goal and has two assists in three games against them this season.  

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin this season has 62 points on 28 goals and 34 assists. He’s faced the Senators 33 times in his career, recording 21 points on 12 goals and nine assists; he has two goals and an assist in three meetings this season.

Injury Report:

Ottawa Senators:

F Nick Cousins – IR

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR  
C Andrew Copp – IR
D Erik Gustafsson – Out
LW Elmer Soderblom – Out
G Petr Mrazek – DTD

Next Up

Ottawa: March 29 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit: March 29 vs. Boston Bruins

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