Senators vs Red Wings

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings fell short on both sides of the special teams battle in a 6-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.

Or broken bones, but that's the way it's going right now for us. "The one difference, hopefully, is that our 5-on-5 play has been pretty darn good. Hronek became the first Red Wings defenseman to reach the 25-point mark within a season in 30 games or less since both Brian Rafalski and Nicklas Lidstrom achieved the feat in 2010-11. Elmer Soderblom also recorded his first career NHL assist on Veleno's fourth goal of the season. "When you're involved with five goals-against on the special teams, you'll have zero chance," head coach Derek Lalonde said about the Red Wings, who also finished 1-for-7 on the power play against Ottawa. The Senators pulled away with unanswered goals in the final frame, handing Detroit its fifth straight loss.

The Detroit Red Wings host the Ottawa Senators at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at Little Caesars Arena. Bally Sports Detroit will have the game.

After Saturday’s early finish, the Wings get Sunday off to head to Washington for a visit with Alex Ovechkin, who’s looking to tie and pass Gordie Howe (801 goals) on the NHL’s all-time list. The Wings, meanwhile, are dealing with some absences themselves, as defenseman Filip Hronek was knocked out of Wednesday’s loss in Minnesota in the first period with a hit to the head and captain Dylan Larkin missed that game entirely after taking a puck off his “upper body” — better known as his right hand in non-hockeyspeak. Ottawa Senators (13-14-2) But Motte and Norris are injured and will miss Saturday’s matchup. The big problem, despite the addition of veteran scorers, is the Sens’ offense, which is averaging just 3.06 goals a game. [Detroit Red Wings ](https://www.freep.com/sports/red-wings/)(13-10-6) vs.

Time: 1:00 PM EST Place: Little Caesars Arena TV: TVAS, BSDET, TSN5 Radio: WXYT-97.1 FM Senators Blog: Silver Seven Sens The Red Wings are set to square off ...

Ville Husso is expected to return to the net for Detroit after Hellberg got the last start in Minnesota on the tail end of back to back games. Due to the game time decisions the Wings lines and pairings will need to be monitored closer to game time. For the Senators, Cam Talbot is expected to start. He has 8 points in the last 5 games and is among the leaders on the team with 27 points this season. The good news is help is on the way. The Wings will be looking to halt their recent skid that has seen them lose four in a row, as part of a 3-5-2 record in their last 10 games.

I find looking at the standings in the NHL misleading on any given day and consider this game no exception. The Red Wings have four more points than the ...

5V5 xGA/60 5V5 xGF/60 PK xGA/60 PP xGF/60 Rank # - In summary, maybe Ottawa wins the nerd stat battle and gets burned by a combination of Detroit’s goaltending and their improbable shooting luck. Player - Ottawa has the powerplay advantage as this group has finally started living up to its potential. Ottawa has better five-on-five percentages thanks primarily to their offensive output. - To break down the stats quickly, Detroit has had much better shooting luck so far (and reliable goaltending about the same as Ottawa’s). Detroit has done this pretty much all season with mediocre nerd stat rates belying their success in the standings.

DETROIT -- Drake Batherson scored twice and the Ottawa Senators scored five special-teams goals in a 6-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars ...

... The Red Wings hadn't allowed five special-teams goals in a game since a 6-0 loss at the St. "We have to find a way to get that, whatever it takes." "But after everything we've learned together, we know that we can elevate our game even more in the situations where it means the most." "What's really disappointing is that two of the three power-play goals were literally from our stick to their stick and in. "Five is a lot," DeBrincat said. "There was a point where it didn't look good for us, but we started putting some games together and found a way to be consistent."