DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 6 vs. PITTSBURGH 3 (10/18/23)
1ST PERIOD: PIT Malkin (Smith, Karlsson) 0:53-EV; DET DeBrincat (Czarnik, Gostisbehere) 12:23-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Chiarot (Larkin, Petry) 5:21-EV; DET Copp (Petry, Rasmussen) 15:42-EV; DET Perron (Larkin, DeBrincat) 17:49-PP
3RD PERIOD: PIT Karlsson (Crosby, Graves) 3:37-EV; PIT Rust (Karlsson, Pettersson) 13:03-EV; DET Copp (unassisted) 18:28-EN; DET DeBrincat (Larkin) 18:49-EN
SHOTS: DET 29 (7-12-10) / PIT 33 (6-9-18)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 30-33) / PIT Jarry (L, 23-27)
PP: DET 2-3 / PIT 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (3 / Oct. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 3
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/20 – Recalled forward Jonatan Berggren from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Placed forward Robby Fabbri on
injured reserve retroactive to 10/12
10/15 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids … Assigned forward Zach Aston-Reese to Grand Rapids
TODAY’S GAME
DETROIT RED WINGS (3-1-0) at OTTAWA SENATORS (3-1-0)
Saturday, October 21, 2023 / 1:00 P.M. ET / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: Bally Sports Detroit / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 62nd all-time meeting, 32nd at Ottawa … First of four games this season, first of two at Ottawa*
*Game on Thursday, Nov. 16 at Ottawa will take place at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
ALL-TIME vs. OTT: 33-24-1-3 / AWAY: 16-12-1-2 / LAST 10: 2-7-1 / IN 2022-23: 1-3-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. OTT: Jeff Petry (9-12-21 in 42 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (3-12-15 in 21 GP), David Perron (6-8-14 in 21 GP), Dylan Larkin (8-6-14 in 26 GP), Alex DeBrincat (4-2-6 in 7 GP), Lucas Raymond (3-3-6 in 7 GP), Daniel Sprong (3-2-5 in 9 GP), Michael Rasmussen (3-1-4 in 8 GP), Austin Czarnik (1-2-3 in 4 GP), Klim Kostin (0-2-2 in 3 GP).
OTT top scorers vs. DET: Claude Giroux (11-26-37 in 33 GP), Thomas Chabot (3-9-12 in 14 GP), Mathieu Joseph (5-6-11 in 20 GP), Tim Stützle (4-6-10 in 6 GP), Jakob Chychrun (4-6-10 in 9 GP), Brady Tkachuk (5-5-10 in 18 GP), Vladimir Tarasenko (5-4-9 in 18 GP), Drake Batherson (5-3-8 in 10 GP), Dominik Kubalík (7-1-8 in 12 GP), Josh Norris (4-1-5 in 4 GP), Artem Zub (1-2-3 in 5 GP)
NHL FIRSTS: Detroit forward J.T. Compher made his NHL debut with Colorado on March 2, 2017 vs. Ottawa … Detroit defenseman Justin Holl scored his first overtime goal with Toronto on March 25, 2021 at Ottawa … Detroit goaltender James Reimer earned his first NHL victory with Toronto on Jan. 1, 2011 at Ottawa … Detroit forward Daniel Sprong scored his first NHL goal with Pittsburgh on Oct. 15, 2015 vs. Ottawa.
UPCOMING GAMES
Sunday, Oct. 22: RED WINGS vs. FLAMES / 5:00 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WWJ 950 AM
Tuesday, Oct. 24: RED WINGS vs. KRAKEN / 8:15 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Oct. 26: RED WINGS vs. JETS / 7:00 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Oct. 18 vs. Pittsburgh – 6-3 W
Detroit captured a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh to improve to 3-1-0 overall and 2-0-0 inside Little Caesars Arena … Alex DeBrincat recorded two goals and an assist for his second three-point game in a Detroit uniform … DeBrincat had 15 multi-point games and four three-point performances with Ottawa in 2022-23 … DeBrincat continues to lead the Red Wings in goals (5) and points (8) through four games to begin the 2023-24 season … DeBrincat (5-3-8 in 4 GP) became the fourth player in Red Wings history to register eight points through his first four games with the franchise, joining Paul Coffey (2-6-8 in 4 GP in 1992-93), Dutch Reibel (2-6-8 in 4 GP in 1953-54) and Jud McAtee (5-3-8 in 4 GP from 1942-43 to 1944-45) … DeBrincat is also the fourth player in Red Wings history with five goals through his first four games with the franchise, joining Jakub Vrána (5-1-6 in 4 GP in 2020-21), Roland Cloutier (5-2-7 in 4 GP from 1977-78 to 1978-79) and Jud McAtee (5-3-8 in 4 GP from 1942-43 to 1944-45) … DeBrincat has tallied six points (4-2-6) in two games at Little Caesars Arena this season … DeBrincat has collected 21 points (12-9-21) in 12 career games at Little Caesars Arena. His 1.00 goals per game at Little Caesars Arena ranks first among all players, while his 1.75 points per game trails only Nikita Kucherov (1.80 P/GP) for the highest total among all players (minimum 10 GP) … Andrew Copp scored twice for his first multi-goal game in a Detroit jersey … Copp extended his point streak to three-consecutive games (3-1-4 in 3 GP) … Copp also became the first player in Red Wings history with a penalty shot in consecutive games within a regular season … Dylan Larkin matched a career high with three assists … Larkin paced the Red Wings with eight three-point outings in 2022-23 … Larkin extended his point streak to four-straight games (1-5-6 in 4 GP) to begin the 2023-24 campaign … Jeff Petry dished out a pair of assists for his first points in a Detroit jersey … Ben Chiarot gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with his first goal of the season … With the primary assist on Chiarot’s goal, Larkin picked up his 261st career NHL assist, passing Gerard Gallant for sole possession for 18th place on the franchise’s all-time list … David Perron scored what proved to be the game-winner on the power play for his first goal of the season … Copp and DeBrincat scored empty-net goals 21 seconds apart, marking the fastest pair of goals the Red Wings have scored since Michael Rasmussen and Olli Määttä tallied empty-netters in a 13-second span on Oct. 14, 2022 vs. Montréal … Austin Czarnik had the primary assist on DeBrincat’s first goal … Shayne Gostisbehere also assisted on DeBrincat’s first goal to extend his point streak to four-straight games (1-3-4 in 4 GP) … DeBrincat and Gostisbehere became the second and third Red Wings player in the last two seasons with at least one point in each of his first four contests with the franchise, following Määttä in 2022-23 (1-4-5 in 4 GP) … Detroit finished 2-for-3 on the man advantage, marking the third time the Red Wings have scored multiple power play goals in a game this season … The Red Wings have the NHL’s best power play efficiency at 46.2 percent (6-for-13) … Detroit scored at least six goals in consecutive home games for the first time since Dec. 10, 2011 (7-1 win vs. Winnipeg) and Dec. 17, 2011 (8-2 win vs. Los Angeles) … The Red Wings potted 19 goals in their opening four games of a season for the first time since 1995-96.
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
LAST GAME: Oct. 18, 6-1 win vs Washington: After appearing in only eight regular-season games in 2022-23 and missing the first three games of this season, Norris made a triumphant return to the lineup in scoring twice to pace the Senators to a 6-1 win over Washington at Canadian Tire Centre. Norris scored once on the powerplay before tallying the eventual game winning marker early in the middle stanza while Giroux, Sanderson, Tarasenko and Zub also scored for Ottawa. Stützle contributed a game-high three points with three assists. Carlson’s first goal of the season was the lone reply for the Capitals. Forsberg made 23 saves to earn the win in goal for the Senators while Kuemper also turned aside 23 shots but in a losing effort for the visitors. Scratch: MacEwen; Injuries: None; Shots: OTT – 29, WSH – 24; PP: OTT – 1-5, WSH – 0-2.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This afternoon’s game against Detroit will be broadcast regionally on TSN5 and on RDS. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa concludes a five-game homestand when the team hosts the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. The contest will mark the first of four meetings between the teams this season and the first of two contests in the nation’s capital.
INJURY REPORT: Defenceman Artem Zub left Wednesday’s game versus Washington with an upperbody injury and is unexpected to oppose Detroit this afternoon. Total man-games lost: 4.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Assigned forward Zack MacEwen to Belleville (AHL) and recalled defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker from the B-Sens under emergency conditions on Oct. 20.
OTTAWA vs. DETROIT – History:
2023-24 (0-0-0): Oct. 21 @ Ottawa, Nov. 16 @ Ottawa (NHL Global Series, Stockholm), Dec. 9 @ Detroit, Jan. 31 @ Detroit
2022-23 (3-1-0): 12/17/22 @ Detroit (6-3 win), 12/31/22 @ Detroit (4-2 loss), 2/27/23 @ Ottawa (6-2 win), 2/28/23 @ Ottawa (6-1 win)
Series record: Overall: 27-24-1-9; Home: 14-11-1-5; Away: 13-13-0-4
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 2/28/23 (6-1); @ Detroit: 12/17/22 (6-3)
Last Detroit win: @ Ottawa: 2/2/19 (2-0); @ Detroit: 12/31/22 (4-2)
Last OT result: 1/3/18 (2-1 OT loss) @ Detroit
Last shootout: 2/29/20 (4-3 SO win) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 6, (4x, last; 2/28/23, 6-1 win); Allowed: 8, (12/3/93, 8-1 loss); Both teams: 12, (2/2/11, 7-5 loss)
Last Game: 2/28/23, 6-1 win @ Ottawa; OTT Goals: Stützle, Watson (2x), DeBrincat, Giroux, Tkachuk;
DET Goal: Kubalik; OTT Scratches: Kelly, Larsson; OTT Injuries: Forsberg, Norris; OTT Goalie: Sogaard;
DET Goalie: Husso; OTT PP: 2-6; DET PP: 0-8; Shots: 27-17.
Career vs. Detroit: Giroux leads all players in career games played (33), in goals (11), in assists (26), and in points (37); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (44) against Detroit.
SWEATER WEATHER: The Senators are in the midst of a fourth season of wearing a primary logo which saw the organization return to its roots with the implementation of the modified original “2D” logo ahead of the 2020-21 campaign. The team has earned a 91-102-19 all-time record (3-1-0 this season) while wearing its current sweater. Ottawa is not expected to wear an alternate sweater in 2023-24. The Senators hold an all-time record of 116-76-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 88-56-5-19 when wearing a black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: Ottawa has posted a record of 3-0-0 at home this season … Brady Tkachuk leads the team with four goals at home … Claude Giroux, Tim Stützle and Vladimir Tarasenko share the assist lead with four respectively at Canadian Tire Centre … Tarasenko maintains the points lead with six (two goals, four assists) in Ottawa … The Senators earned a record of 24-14-3 at home in 2022-23.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: The Senators will play back-to-back games on 14 occasions in 2023-24 with the next set scheduled to begin when the team visits Toronto on Nov. 8 before it hosts Vancouver for the only time this season the following evening … The Senators played 12 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 7-5-0 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (1-0-0 this season) while posting an 6-5-1 record (1-0-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 4 for 16 (25.0%) on the power-play in 2023-24 … Jakob Chychrun, Josh Norris, Jake Sanderson and Brady Tkachuk are tied for the team lead with one powerplay goal each while Chychrun, Sanderson, Tim Stützle (two assists) and Vladimir Tarasenko (two assists) share the team lead with two power-play points respectively … Ottawa has tallied multiple power-play goals in an individual contest on one occasion this season after having done so on 18 occasions in 2022- 23 … The Senators were 72-for-306 (23.5%) on the power play in 2022-23.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has allowed two power-play goals this season while having overcome 14 of 16 shorthanded situations to maintain an efficiency rating of 87.5% … Parker Kelly’s first shorthanded goal of his career, scored in the Oct. 11 season-opener at Carolina, is the team’s lone shorthanded tally of 2023-24 after it notched nine such markers in each of the past two seasons.
