Two teams, both currently vying for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference, will face off against each other in the first of two back-to-back contests hosted in Ottawa, with the local Senators (7th in Atlantic Division) entertaining the Detroit Red Wings (5th in Atlantic).
A two-game winning run came to an end for the Detroit Red Wings (28-22-8), who recorded just their second defeat in the past nine matchups (7-2-0) following a 3-0 shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday. The Wings outshot the Bolts by a large margin (45-18), forced further 29 blocked shots and killed both of their penalties, but went 0-for-4 with the man-advantage themselves, eventually failing to light the lamp on a single occasion throughout the whole contest for the third time this season, ultimately conceding a snipe in each period. The defeat still leaves Detroit just one point off a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Goalie Ville Husso made 15 saves in his 100th NHL game on Saturday, taking his current performance status to 23-14-5 for the season with a 2.83 GAA and a .907 save perce ntage. He has picked up a 1-1-0 previous record against the Ottawa Senators with a 3.53 GAA and a .851 save percentage. The Red Wings, meanwhile, are scoring the 14th lowest number of goals per game this year (3.05), while giving up the 16th highest quantity in their defensive zone (3.12). They are 17th in power play with a 21.0% success rate and 18th in penalty kill with 78.3% effectiveness.
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