Detroit Red Wings defeat Ottawa Senators 5-3: Recap, Betting Results & AiQ Picks
Tue, Oct 6, 2026 · NHL · Ottawa Senators 3, Detroit Red Wings 5
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at Little Caesars Arena. The Detroit Red Wings covered the puck line as 1.5-goal favorites. The game went over the closing total of 6, with 8 goals combined. AiQ's moneyline pick in this game won, and its player props went 66-24.
Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings final score and game recap
The Detroit Red Wings won by 2 goals.
The leading performers, from the box score:
- Samuel Ersson (Ottawa Senators): 31 saves on 35 shots.
- Drake Batherson (Ottawa Senators): 1 goal, 1 assist.
- Alex DeBrincat (Detroit Red Wings): 2 goals, 1 assist.
- Viktor Arvidsson (Detroit Red Wings): 1 goal, 1 assist.
Who covered the spread in Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings?
The Detroit Red Wings covered the puck line as 1.5-goal favorites, winning by 2 goals.
The puck line opened and closed at Detroit Red Wings -1.5.
Did Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings go over or under the total?
The game went over: 8 goals combined against a closing total of 6, over by 2.
The total opened and closed at 6.
How did AiQ's Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings predictions do?
AiQ's moneyline pick in this game won, and its player props went 66-24.
- Moneyline: the Detroit Red Wings to win at -118, a win (+$84.75 on a $100 bet).
- Player props: 66-24.
Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings player prop results
AiQ's player prop picks went 66-24 in this game.
- Albert Johansson (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Tyler Kleven (Ottawa Senators): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Andrew Copp (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Ben Chiarot (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Warren Foegele (Ottawa Senators): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Michael Rasmussen (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Fabian Zetterlund (Ottawa Senators): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Stephen Halliday (Ottawa Senators): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- Emmitt Finnie (Detroit Red Wings): under 1.5 goals, finished with 0, a win.
- 78 more picks are in the record above but not listed.
Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings game prop results: team totals and first period
AiQ does not pick game props. This is how the sportsbook markets settled.
- Ottawa Senators team total 3.5: the under, paying -205, with 3 scored.
- First-period moneyline: Detroit Red Wings won the first period, paying -126.
- Detroit Red Wings team total 3.5: the over, paying +130, with 5 scored.
- First-period total 1.5: the over, paying -130, with 3 goals scored.
Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings odds: sportsbook value and line movement
Shortly before the start, the consensus moneyline had the Ottawa Senators at +103 and the Detroit Red Wings at -125. With the bookmaker's margin removed, that made the Detroit Red Wings a 53% favorite. The Detroit Red Wings won as the favorite at -125: $80 profit on a $100 bet. On AiQ's moneyline pick, the Detroit Red Wings, the price before the game was -118: priced below fair (−4.0% value).
Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings betting trends: 2026-27 season
This result left the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in the 2026-27 regular season. Against the puck line, they covered in 2 of 3 games with a closing line on file. Their games went over the closing total 1 time and under 2 times.
This result left the Detroit Red Wings 1-2 in the 2026-27 regular season. Against the puck line, they covered in 1 of 3 games with a closing line on file. Their games went over the closing total 1 time and under 2 times.
What's next for Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings?
Next for the Ottawa Senators: the Philadelphia Flyers at home on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Next for the Detroit Red Wings: the Seattle Kraken at home on Friday, October 9, 2026.