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Detroit at Ottawa
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 5, 2024
Where: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

Connected in their recent struggles, the Detroit Red Wings visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

The Red Wings are 3-4-3 in their past 10 games while the Senators are 3-5-2.

Detroit lost 3-2 in overtime at Boston on Tuesday night. It was the Red Wings' second consecutive OT loss and fifth straight loss by one goal.

Detroit led 2-1 in the third period, but Justin Brazeau's power-play goal tied the game 2-2 at 9:32 and Pavel Zacha got the winner 2:15 into overtime.

The Red Wings' penalty kill has been an issue this season. Not only is their 65.3 PK success rate by far the worst in the NHL but is on track to break the all-time record for penalty-killing futility. The record belongs to the Los Angeles Kings from the 1979-80 season when they killed 68.2 percent of power plays.

"Sometimes you just got to find a way, really," Detroit penalty killer Tyler Motte said. "That's what killing is all about. Finding a way to get clears, get blocks."

Lucas Raymond scored both goals for the Red Wings.

"It's frustrating because we are doing a lot of good things," Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said of the team's recent play. "We keep (getting points), again that's points in six of the last eight (games). It's a pretty good pace, but I think there are stretches in our game that we play really well, and you got to want it more, but we self-inflict (mistakes)."

The Senators are returning from a three-day break after losing in a shootout 4-3 to the Ducks in Anaheim on Sunday. It completed a three-game California swing in which Ottawa was 1-1-1.

Captain Brady Tkachuk scored two goals against the Ducks.

"At this point, all we care about is winning and whatever it takes to win," Tkachuk said. "We have full belief in this group that things are going to turn for us, and it's just time to dig in and dig deep. The answer's in that room and we're going to find it and be the best versions of ourselves when we do."

The Senators trailed by a goal and rallied to tie it three times in regulation.

"I'm really happy with how we responded from the adversity throughout the game," said goaltender Linus Ullmark, who made 31 saves. "We didn't break, we bent, and we came back and we played a really good game, and we finished off on a good note. I think we can bring this with us into our next game."

Red Wings forward Patrick Kane was activated off injured reserve Thursday and is expected to play versus the Senators.

Kane, 36, has missed five games with what initially was labeled as an undisclosed ailment, however the Red Wings later described it as an upper-body injury.

Detroit is also without its top two goalies. Cam Talbot has a lower-body injury and Alex Lyon is on the injured list with an undisclosed injury. Ville Husso made 32 saves on Tuesday and Sebastian Cossa was his backup. Both were called up from the Red Wings' AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids recently.

--Field Level Media

Stats and Records
Team Comparison
  W/L Strk Home Away Day Night Div
Detroit 10-11-4-0 L3 5-6-2-0 5-5-2-0 1-3-1-0 9-8-3-0 1-3-1-0
Ottawa 10-12-1-1 L2 6-5-1-0 4-7-0-1 2-2-0-1 8-10-1-0 4-2-0-0
Last Meeting
Detroit Ottawa
Date Away Home Shots Saves PP Shots Saves PP
1/31/24 OTT 3 (OT) DET 2 25 22 0-1 25 23 0-3
Player Stats
Previous Matchup
Total Points Player  
Detroit J. Compher 1
Ottawa S. Pinto 2
Goals Player  
Detroit D. Larkin 1
Ottawa M. Kastelic 1
Assists Player  
Detroit J. Compher 1
Ottawa J. Bernard-Docker 1
Saves Player  
Detroit A. Lyon 22
Ottawa J. Korpisalo 23
Season
Total Points Player  
Detroit L. Raymond 29
Ottawa T. Stutzle 31
Goals Player  
Detroit D. Larkin 12
Ottawa A. Gaudette 16
Assists Player  
Detroit L. Raymond 18
Ottawa T. Stutzle 20
Saves Player  
Detroit C. Talbot 437
Ottawa L. Ullmark 422
Quickchart Matchup
Detroit Off vs  Ottawa Def
2.6 GF
3.29 GA
25.1 Shots
27.8 Shots
20 PP
17 PK
Ottawa Off vs  Detroit Def
3.12 GF
3.16 GA
30.9 Shots
31.5 Shots
23 PP
25 PK