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Detroit Red Wings vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Sunday, April 4, 2027 · Canadian Tire Centre

DSN · TSN5 · RDS

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, April 4, 2027, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, TSN5 and RDS.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings this season. Red Wings 1, Senators 0 so far; the last game finished OTT 3, DET 5.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

First game of a road trip.

  1. 252027-03-25: no game
  2. 262027-03-26: no game
  3. 272027-03-27: at NYI
  4. 282027-03-28: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292027-03-29: no game
  6. 302027-03-30: vs OTT
  7. 312027-03-31: no game
  8. 12027-04-01: no game
  9. 22027-04-02: vs CAR
  10. 32027-04-03: no game
  11. 42027-04-04: at OTT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~410 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~410 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Senators

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Montréal, Boston, Toronto, Detroit and NY Islanders).

  1. 252027-03-25: at BOS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 262027-03-26: no game
  3. 272027-03-27: at TOR
  4. 282027-03-28: no game
  5. 292027-03-29: no game
  6. 302027-03-30: at DET
  7. 312027-03-31: no game
  8. 12027-04-01: no game
  9. 22027-04-02: at NYI
  10. 32027-04-03: no game
  11. 42027-04-04: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~336 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,832 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETOTT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DET 66% (14th most shuffled)OTT 50% (3rd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)OTT 1:42 left (14th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DET 47.4s (10th shortest)OTT 43.2s (shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DET 28% (13th least often)OTT 29% (16th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series