Match Summary

Detroit Red Wings defeated Ottawa Senators 2:1 after ot. The match was played in NHL 2025. League standings: Ottawa Senators #6, Detroit Red Wings #10.

Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings Head to Head Results

Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings have met 52 times — Ottawa Senators won 27, Detroit Red Wings won 25, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Ottawa Senators leads the head-to-head with 27 victories from 52 meetings. A combined 300 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.77 per match (156 for the home side, 144 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 49 matches (94%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 49 games (94%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 5–7 in 2011.

Ottawa Senators

Drawn

Detroit Red Wings

Goals: 156Goals: 144

Recent Meetings (52)

24 Mar 2026Detroit Red Wings2 – 3Ottawa SenatorsNHL

18 Jan 2026Detroit Red Wings4 – 3Ottawa SenatorsNHL

6 Jan 2026Ottawa Senators3 – 5Detroit Red WingsNHL

27 Mar 2025Detroit Red Wings3 – 4Ottawa SenatorsNHL

10 Mar 2025Ottawa Senators2 – 1Detroit Red WingsNHL

8 Jan 2025Detroit Red Wings3 – 2Ottawa SenatorsNHL

6 Dec 2024Ottawa Senators2 – 1Detroit Red WingsNHL

4 Oct 2024Detroit Red Wings3 – 4Ottawa SenatorsNHL

1 Feb 2024Detroit Red Wings2 – 3Ottawa SenatorsNHL

10 Dec 2023Detroit Red Wings1 – 5Ottawa SenatorsNHL

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Standings

Ottawa Senators sit #6 and Detroit Red Wings are #10 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Carolina Hurricanes	82	53	22	113
2Buffalo Sabres	82	50	23	109
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	50	26	106
4Montreal Canadiens	82	48	24	106
5Boston Bruins	82	45	27	100
6Ottawa Senators	82	44	27	99
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	41	25	98
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	43	27	98
9Washington Capitals	82	43	30	95
10Detroit Red Wings	82	41	31	92
11Columbus Blue Jackets	82	40	30	92
12New York Islanders	82	43	34	91
13New Jersey Devils	82	42	37	87
14Florida Panthers	82	40	38	84
15Toronto Maple Leafs	82	32	36	78
16New York Rangers	82	34	39	77

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026