Red Wings 5–3 Senators — Final Score & Stats (Jan 5, 2026)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

James van Riemsdyk

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 12:44 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Tim Stützle

2 A

2 shots · 24:42 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

John Gibson

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Andrew Copp Go-ahead 1st · 07:06

Unassisted · beat Leevi Merilainen

1–0

🐙 Dylan Larkin PP 1st · 13:51

Assists: James van Riemsdyk, Alex DeBrincat · beat Leevi Merilainen

2–0

🐙 James van Riemsdyk 1st · 19:43

Assists: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Albert Johansson · beat Leevi Merilainen

3–0

2nd period

🏛️ Claude Giroux 2nd · 07:33

Assists: Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence · beat John Gibson

3–1

🏛️ Dylan Cozens PP 2nd · 14:10

Assists: Jake Sanderson, Tim Stützle · beat John Gibson

3–2

🐙 Lucas Raymond 2nd · 15:42

Assists: J.T. Compher, James van Riemsdyk · beat Hunter Shepard

4–2

3rd period

🏛️ Brady Tkachuk 3rd · 06:55

Assists: Tim Stützle, Drake Batherson · beat John Gibson

4–3

🐙 Michael Rasmussen SH 3rd · 12:53

Assists: Simon Edvinsson · beat Hunter Shepard

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Copp · Larkin · DeBrincat 18:13

L2 Compher · Appleton · Kane 15:07

L3 Raymond · Rasmussen · Finnie 14:05

L4 van Riemsdyk · Leonard · Kasper 11:37

D1 Seider · Edvinsson 24:02

D2 Chiarot · Bernard-Docker 18:01

D3 Johansson · Sandin-Pellikka 14:16

🏛️Senators

L1 Tkachuk · Stützle · Batherson 19:20

L2 Cozens · Pinto · Greig 18:28

L3 Perron · Giroux · Amadio 12:55

L4 Zetterlund · Halliday · Cousins 10:10

D1 Sanderson · Chabot 24:37

D2 Zub · Spence 16:34

D3 Kleven · Jensen 13:05

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET OTT🏛️

21 Shots on goal 37

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

13 Hits 20

11 Blocked shots 12

4 Takeaways 5

13 Giveaways 18

12 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 23.8% (5/21) OTT shooting 8.1% (3/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

John Gibson

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Hunter Shepard

10/12

.833 SV% · 2 GA · 35:47 TOI

Leevi Merilainen

6/9

.667 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

DET OTT

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Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 4–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Senators

Senators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Mar 272025 🏛️OTT @ 🐙DET 4–3 Mar 102025 🐙DET @ 🏛️OTT 1–2 Jan 72025 🏛️OTT @ 🐙DET 2–3 OT Dec 52024 🐙DET @ 🏛️OTT 1–2 Jan 312024 🏛️OTT @ 🐙DET 3–2 OT

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Who won Red Wings vs Senators on January 5, 2026?

Red Wings won 5–3. The final score was Red Wings 5, Senators 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, James van Riemsdyk, Lucas Raymond, Michael Rasmussen.

Who scored for Senators?

Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux, Dylan Cozens.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

John Gibson made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Hunter Shepard made 10 saves on 12 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Senators season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeJan 3 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 4–1 AfterJan 8 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 1–5

🏛️ Senators

BeforeJan 3 ✈️WPG @ 🏛️OTT 2–4 AfterJan 7 🏛️OTT @ 🦣UTA 1–3

Also on January 5

🦣UTA 3–2 🗽NYR 🦆ANA 4–7 🦅WSH 🦑SEA 5–1 🔥CGY 🌲MIN 2–4 👑LAK

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