Overview
- Ottawa (20-15-5) faces Detroit (24-15-4) on Monday night in Ottawa in the first of four meetings this season.
- Leevi Merilainen starts again for the Senators, with Linus Ullmark remaining on personal leave.
- Following a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh that featured just 12 Detroit shots, coach Todd McLellan moved Marco Kasper alongside Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond, recalled John Leonard, and reinserted Elmer Söderblom while scratching Nate Danielson.
- Special teams could be decisive, as Ottawa is 16-for-52 on the power play over its last 14 games and Detroit is 10-for-30 over its last 10.
- Tim Stutzle carries a 12-game, 19-point streak into the matchup, and Ottawa is 15-2-2 against Detroit since 2019-20.