Ahead of tonight’s match-up between the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators (7 PM start on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit/TSN5/RDS/97.1 FM), the Red Wings held their morning skate. MLive’s Ansar Khan reported that Alex Lyon will start tonight, and that Jeff Petry remains out on the Wings’ defense.
After the morning skate, the Wings’ media corps spoke with Detroit’s players and coach:
Alex Lyon gets the start in net tonight, per Coach McLellan #LGRW
— Carley Johnston (@carleykjohnston) January 7, 2025
Alex Lyon will start tonight vs. Ottawa. #LGRW
— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) January 7, 2025
Coach McLellan says Jeff Petry is unavailable for tonight’s game, but they’ll see how he reacts in practice on Thursday #LGRW
— Carley Johnston (@carleykjohnston) January 7, 2025
Jeff Petry will not play tonight. No exact timeline for his return. #LGRW
— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) January 7, 2025
#RedWings McLellan confirms Lyon starting. No update on Petry other than he might start skating Thursday.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 7, 2025
Actually, Petry not likely to resume skating Thursday. McLellan: "It’s doubtful he’s going to skate on that day, so you can see where this is going. It could be a little bit longer but I can’t say he’s going to be out week to week or day to day because I don’t have that answer.” https://t.co/jXMdWYr59V
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 7, 2025
There’s also this:
The Senators did not hold a morning skate today in Detroit. Instead, team meetings at their hotel. Head coach Travis Green will meet with the media later today at the rink prior to game time.
— TSN 1200 Ottawa (@TSN1200) January 7, 2025
Also: Here’s the Senators website’s Wings-Sens preview…
The Ottawa Senators hit the ice tonight to face off against the division-rival Detroit Red Wings for the second time this season tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET. Tonight’s game will be the Senators’ last of a nine-game road stretch that dates back to December 17 in a 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Fans can watch tonight’s game on TSN5 or RDS, or listen live via radio on TSN 1200 or Unique FM.
The Senators will be hungry for a win tonight, having lost their past two games. Most recently, they fell to the St. Louis Blues by a score of 4-0 on Friday.
Following two lengthy road trips while Canadian Tire Centre played host to the World Junior Championships, the Senators returned home to practice at the Sensplex yesterday.
Defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker went down with an injury during yesterday’s practice and will be unavailable to the Senators for tonight’s’ game. Following Travis Hamonic’s injury sustained during the team’s game against St. Louis, he will also be unavailable tonight.
The Senators made two roster moves yesterday, when the team recalled forward Jan Jenik and defenceman Nikolas Matinpalo from the team’s AHL affiliate in Belleville. Matinpalo recently played with the Senators on December 29 in the team’s 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. Matinpalo has skated in 24 games with the Belleville Senators this season, during which he has recorded two goals and six assists for eight points. Jan Jenik has played in 13 games with Belleville this season, during which he has tallied four goals and three assists for a total of seven points.
And here’s NHL.com’s game preview:
Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, TSN5, RDS)
The Red Wings (17-18-4) look to extend a four-game winning streak and captain Dylan Larkin has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak to help them go 4-1-0 since Todd McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde as coach Dec. 26. The Senators (19-17-2) have lost four of five (1-4-0) and play the finale of a season-long nine-game road trip (4-4-0).
