Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings, 2026-10-06
The Senators visit the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Puck drop 7:00 PM EDT. On DSN, TSN5.
Senators visit Detroit without Jake Sanderson
- Jake Sanderson will not play at Detroit. He returned to Ottawa for further testing of an injury suffered against Toronto.2
- Ottawa plays the third of three straight road games to open the season, the first such start since 2014-15.1
- Bruce Garrioch reported that Travis Green called Linus Ullmark's removal after a collision in Boston precautionary and said he would be evaluated again.3
Senators
Out: Jake Sanderson (Injured against Toronto, undisclosed injury, will not play at Detroit)2
Red Wings
Nothing from the club yet.
Sources: 1Ottawa Senators: Senators look to win two straight to begin a season for first time in 10 years · 2Ottawa Senators: Senators at Bruins projected lineups · 3Bruce Garrioch (Ottawa Citizen): Ullmark removed as a precaution after collision. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Senators
Head coach: Travis Green
Red Wings
Head coach: Todd McLellan
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Oct 6, 2026Tonight
- Feb 25, 2027DET at OTT
- Mar 30, 2027OTT at DET
- Apr 4, 2027DET at OTT
By the numbers
| Senators2-0-0 | Red Wings0-2-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5010th | GF / game | 31st1.00 |
| 1.503rd | GA / game | 12th2.50 |
| 0.0%23rd | Power play | 20th14.3% |
| 87.5%13th | Penalty kill | 31st50.0% |
| 52.8%11th | Faceoffs | 3rd56.7% |
2026-27 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
2026-27 regular season.
In goal
Senators
Red Wings
2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
