Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/6/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: TSN5, Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-105) Red Wings (-105)

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Red Wings (0-2-0) will attempt to defeat the Ottawa Senators (1-0-0) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Ottawa at -105 and Detroit is sitting at -105. The total is set at 6.

The Ottawa Senators were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win against the Maple Leafs in their previous contest . The Senators offense showed they have some room for improvement in this win. In the game, they converted 3 of the 29 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 4 power play opportunities but didn't convert them into a score. Ottawa accounted for 10 penalty mins for this game.

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When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the Ottawa Senators have earned 3 goals (27th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 2. For the current campaign, they have recorded 2 points and their points percentage is sitting at 1.000. Ottawa has compiled 4 power play opportunities and they have notched 0 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 0.00%. While playing at even strength, the Senators let the opposition score 1 goal while earning 3 themselves. Ottawa has taken 29 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.3%. The Senators have had 29 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .931. Ottawa Senators opponents have totaled 4 power play tries (31st in the league) and have come away with 1 goal in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Samuel Ersson. For his career, Ersson is sitting with 63 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .474. His save percentage is .884 in his 330 minutes in the crease. Ersson has seen 3,437 shots taken against him and has recorded 3,039 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 398 goals versus Ersson in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.99. He has accumulated an overall record of 65-50-17 and he has started in 133 games. Ersson has taken the ice for 143 games over the course of his hockey career.

Their last time out, Detroit went up against the Jets in a matchup where the Red Wings took the defeat by a score of 3-2. They had 5 power play chances in this game and scored 1 out of those attempts. The Red Wings recorded 2 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the Detroit Red Wings have tallied 2 goals, 0 points, in addition to a points percentage of .000. They have granted a total of 5 goals to be scored by way of 1 goal at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. The Red Wings have accumulated 1 goal at even strength and 1 goal (22nd in the league) while on the power play. They have earned 7 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 14.29%. Detroit has tried 57 shots (21st in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 3.51%, while allowing their opponents 48 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 50.00% on the other teams 8 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%.

For the opposition you are going to see John Gibson in net. Gibson holds a lifetime record of 233-241-67 and has been in net for 565 games. Gibson's quality start rate is 53.9% and he has made 298 quality starts in his NHL career. He has accrued 15,393 stops out of 16,928 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .909. His opposition is averaging 2.78 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,535 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 553 games and has been on the ice for 31,989 minutes.

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Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (-105) and under 6 goals

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