Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings
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Larkin scores in return to lineup as Red Wings deal Senators 1st loss of the season 5-3
Larkin was initially booed by the home crowd when he touched the puck on his first shift. The boos turned to cheers when he scored in the 13th minute, giving Detroit a lead it never relinquished. He also set up a goal early in the second.
Alex DeBrincat scored twice and Justin Faulk and Viktor Arvidsson added goals for Detroit. John Gibson made 22 saves.
Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle and William Eklund scored for the Senators, who had won their first two games. Samuel Ersson had 31 saves.
DeBrincat opened his scoring in the first with a wrist shot 3:16 into the period, assisted by Nate Danielson and Carter Mazur. He added a power-play empty-netter with 50 seconds remaining in the third. DeBrincat also had an assist.
Larkin remains in limbo several months after his trade request became public. He was stripped of the captaincy, reported to training camp despite being injured, missed the start of the season because of injury and received a frosty reaction from home fans during introductions prior to their first game last week.
Ersson started for Ottawa after Linus Ullmark for the third period Monday night in Boston. Ullmark did not dress, and the Senators called up Jonas Johansson from Belleville of the American Hockey League to back up.
Ridly Greig made his season debut for Ottawa and finished with an assist. Greig served a two-game suspension at the start of the season that he received for roughing during the Senators’ final playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Greig was banned for sucker punching Carolina defenseman Sean Walker in the second period of Ottawa’s 4-2 loss on April 25.
Red Wings: Host Seattle on Friday.
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Regular Season SeriesDET leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:44 | Tim Stützle Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (1), Ridly Greig (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 3:16 | Alex DeBrincat Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nate Danielson (1), Carter Mazur (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:14 | Dylan Larkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (1), Alex DeBrincat (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:01 | Viktor Arvidsson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (1), Lucas Raymond (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:30 | Justin Faulk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: William Wallinder (1), Lucas Raymond (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:08 | Drake Batherson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: William Eklund (1), Carter Yakemchuk (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 10:30 | William Eklund Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Fabian Zetterlund (2), Tim Stützle (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:10 | Alex DeBrincat Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (3), Justin Faulk (1) |
Statistics
 OTT |
 DET |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 31 | Hits | 28 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 25 | Shots | 36 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 20.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 52.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.5 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 17 |
| 9 | Total Penalties | 9 |
| 18 | Penalty Minutes | 18 |
Detroit Red Wings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Edvinsson, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |
| J.T. Compher, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
| Mason Appleton, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
| Marco Kasper, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Ottawa Senators Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Chabot, D | Day-To-Day | Oct 17 |
| Jake Sanderson, D | Out | Oct 17 |
| William Eklund, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 15 |
| Kurtis MacDermid, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
