Preseason Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators 10/4/2024

Detroit Red Wings Lose Two in Second Period

The Detroit Red Wings will play their sixth preseason game tonight as they take on the Ottawa Senators. The Red Wings are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

Detroit Red Wings (3-2-1) vs. Ottawa Senators (3-1-1)

Date: Friday, October 4
Time: 7:00 pm
Watch: NHL Network
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI

Preseason Top Scorers

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Andrew Copp – 2
Goals: Lucas Raymond – 2
Assists: Andrew Copp – 2

Ottawa Senators

Points: Carter Yakemchuk – 5
Goals: Adam Gaudette – 3
Assists: Carter Yakemchuk – 3

Preseason Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 12.0
Penalty Kill: 86.9
GF: 2.00
GA: 2.33

Ottawa Senators

Power-Play: 22.7
Penalty Kill: 86.4
GF: 3.20
GA: 3.40

Projected Lines

Detroit Red Wings

The Red Wings held an optional skate this morning, the following players took part: J.T. Compher, Erik Gustafsson, Simon Edvinsson, Nate Danielson, Carter Mazur, Austin Watson, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard.

Ottawa Senators

Goalies

Stats in preseason

Detroit: Alex Lyon (1-0-0, 1.50 GAA)

Lyon will get the whole game in net for the Red Wings tonight. He’s played twice this preseason, in his first game he stopped all 13 shots he faced in 40 minutes of ice time. In the second game he allowed two goals on 22 shots. Last season he took over in the crease for the Red Wings and kept them in the playoff hunt going 21-18-5 with a 3.05 goals against average and a .904 save percentage.

Ottawa: Dustin Tokarski (0-0-1, 3.75 GAA) / Anton Forsberg (1-1-0, 2.52 GAA)

Tokarski in his lone preseason appearance allowed two goals on 12 shots in just under 32 minutes of ice time. Forsberg has played in two preseason games in the first one he got the win stopping 19 of 20 shots. In the second one he lost allowing four goals on 25 shots in just over 59 minutes.

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Players To Watch

2023-24 stats

Detroit: Carter Mazur (17-20-37)

Mazur this preseason has played in two games and has a point on an assist; he’s also an even in plus/minus. Last season at Grand Rapids he played in 60 games recording 37 points in 17 goals and 20 assists.

Ottawa: Carter Yakemchuk (2-3-5)

Yakemchuk has had a solid preseason recording five points on two goals and three assists. In 66 games last season in the WHL he had

Next Up:

Detroit – Saturday @ Toronto @ 7:00 PM
Ottawa – Saturday vs. Montreal 7:00 PM

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