Senators at Red Wings: Notes, Lines, Goalies, How to Watch

The Detroit Red Wings (29-16-4) are home today to play the Ottawa Senators (22-19-6). The Red Wings are in second place (tied with Tampa Bay Lightning in points) in the Atlantic Division, while the Senators are in eighth in the wildcard race

Where:  Little Caesars Arena

When: 5 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM

Odds: Ottawa (+1.5, -218, Detroit  (-1.5, +180), Fox Sports

Hot:  John Gibson owns a 14-2 record with a 2.06 goals-against average, a 0.929 save percentage and three shutouts in 16
appearances since Dec. 2 vs. Boston

Not: Travis Hamonic hasn’t played since Dec. 21. Should the Red Wings waive the veteran to give him a chance to play elsewhere?

Spotlight: Patrick Kane (1,371 career points) is four points away from passing Mike Modano (1,374) for the most NHL points by a U.S.-born player in Kane (871 career assists) is also two assists away from tying Phil Esposito (873) for 24th on the NHL’s all-time list. He has collected 19 points (5-14-19) and a plus-12 rating in 20 games since Nov. 22 vs. Columbus.

Story:  Gibson is likely starting in goal for Detroit. He has posted a 13-2-0 record with a 2.07 goals-against average, a 0.930 save percentage and three shutouts in his last 15 games since Dec. 2 vs. Boston. . . Alex DeBrincat leads the Red Wings with 11 power play goals, trailing only Wyatt Johnston (15) and Pavel Dorofeyev (13) for the most among all NHL skaters. . . Detroit is 20-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals (excluding shootout-deciding goals). Injuries: None

Detroit Projected Lines

Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — Patrick Kane

Lucas Raymond — Dylan Larkin — James van Riemsdyk

Emmitt Finnie — J.T. Compher — Marco Kasper

Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — Mason Appleton

Defense Pairings

Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson– Jacob Bernard-Docker

Goalies

John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)

Subs: Travis Hamonic, Erik Gustafsson

Ottawa Senators

Story: Former Red Wings goalie James Reimer is expected to be in net for the Senators. They lost 6-5 to Montreal last night. . . The Senators are 2-0-1 in their last three games. . . Two weeks ago, the Senators lost 5-3 to the Red Wings in Ottawa. . . Goalie Linus Ullmark practiced with the Senators Friday for the first time since taking a leave of absence Dec. 28.  The team has not provided a timetable for his return to the lineup. . . Injured: None

Line Projections

Senators projected lineup

Fabian Zetterlund — Tim Stutzle — Drake Batherson

Brady Tkachuk — Dylan Cozens — Ridly Greig

Michael Amadio — Shane Pinto — Claude Giroux

Nick Cousins — Lars Eller — David Perron

Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub

Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen

Tyler Kleven — Jordan Spence

James Reimer (Leevi Merilainen backing up)

Subs: Kurtis MacDermid, Nikolas Matinpalo

Injured: None