Veleno notches twice as Detroit defeats Ottawa 5-2

Joe Veleno netted his 1^st 2 goals of the campaign, Dylan Larkin notched and gave 2 assists, and the Detroit Red Wings won against the Ottawa Senators 5-2 at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON. That was Detroit’s 4^th consecutive victory.

THAT’S ANOTHER #REDWINGS W! pic.twitter.com/Fe27Aq6JwR

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 21, 2023

Larkin, Shayne Gostisbehere, and David Perron all notched from power plays as the goalie Ville Husso also impressed with 35 saves.

The match marked the return of  Alex DeBrincat, who was traded to the Red Wings during the off-season, and the supporters at the arena in Canada jeered him.

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Jake Sanderson and Ridly Greig notched for the Sens, which had its 3-match victory streak snapped. Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo stopped 18 shots.

Detroit will play at home against Calgary on Sunday, while Ottawa will play another match at Canadian Tire Centre against Buffalo on Tuesday.

📊 Ridiculous Stat Alert 📊

The @DetroitRedWings have NINE power-play goals in their first five games… pic.twitter.com/VTKMqugCiH

— NHL (@NHL) October 21, 2023