Regular Season · Scheduled

Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings

Oct 6, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Before faceoff

Expected lines and units. Check each team's source and confirmation status.

Faceoff

  • Confirmed
  • Projected
  • Out
  • GTD Game-time decision
  • Unavailable
What do these symbols mean?

Confirmed / Source-confirmed — The source explicitly labelled the lineup or starting goalie confirmed. This alone does not verify a coach's announcement. Skater lines and starting goalies are confirmed separately.

Projected — Expected lines that can still change before puck drop. A team projection is not confirmation for a specific game.

Out — The source lists the player as unavailable or outside the expected lineup. Check the injury or scratch label where supplied.

GTD — Game-time decision: the player's participation is uncertain.

Unavailable — No current reported lineup is available, or its freshness cannot be verified. Older reports can be expanded inline where available; their original source dates are retained.

Observed usage — Last-game combinations show who played together and for how long. Their usage ranks do not confirm the next lineup or change reported F1/F2 assignments.

Away Ottawa Senators
Observed combinations from latest preseason shared ice time

Expected lineup

No reported skater lineup available for this game.

Last-game combinations

Ranked by shared time
NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-26 vs MTL Split-squad alternative

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 8:04 together
F #2 7:36 together
F #3 6:10 together
F #4 5:58 together

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 10:49 together
D #2 9:55 together
D #3 6:57 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3
PP #1 4:08 together
PP #2 1:11 together

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.

Coverage notes

Simultaneous latest split-squad games: this is one alternative, not a combined season roster.

NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-26 vs MTL Split-squad alternative

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G
  • Samuel Ersson #30 Started preseason game56:38 played
  • V. Zherenko #40 Dressed, did not play

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 11:33 together
F #2 11:28 together
F #3 6:31 together
F #4
  • Unknown — insufficient shared time

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 7:28 together
D #2 6:35 together
D #3 5:04 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3
PP #1 3:13 together
PP #2 1:21 together

Unassigned: Adam Nemec, Oskar Pettersson, Christian Kyrou.

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.

Coverage notes

Insufficient shared-time evidence for a complete 4F/3D lineup.

Simultaneous latest split-squad games: this is one alternative, not a combined season roster.

Home Detroit Red Wings
Observed combinations from latest preseason shared ice time

Expected lineup

No reported skater lineup available for this game.

Last-game combinations

Ranked by shared time
NHL shift charts · latest preseason in snapshot 2026-09-26 vs CBJ

Goalies

Next starter unconfirmed
G

Forward lines

5-on-5
F #1 10:12 together
F #2 8:37 together
F #3 5:15 together
F #4 3:54 together

Defensive pairings

5-on-5
D #1 14:22 together
D #2 13:16 together
D #3 11:22 together

Power play

5-on-4 / 5-on-3
PP #1 4:01 together
PP #2 2:19 together

F/D/PP #1, #2 and later numbers are usage ranks in this game. They do not establish the expected lineup.