Line Combinations: Red Wings vs Senators

On Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings will look to bounce back Tuesday after dropping its first two games of the season, as they hope to catch the Ottawa Senators off guard. 

The Senators are playing the second game of a back-to-back, which gives Detroit a prime opportunity to strike while Ottawa is vulnerable. The Red Wings are also hoping for a much stronger offensive showing against Samuel Ersson, who is expected to start in place of Linus Ullmark.

Detroit has taken three of its last four meetings with Ottawa, but home ice hasn't been kind to the Red Wings in this rivalry. They have just three wins in their last ten matchups against the Senators in Hockeytown.

The Red Wings will be getting reinforcements with two-way center Dylan Larkin expected to make his season debut after suffering an upper-body injury at training camp. He will be joined on the top line with his usual linemate in Lucas Raymond as well as newcomer Viktor Arvidsson.

The 33-year-old Swedish winger scored his first goal as a Red Wing in Sunday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets, and he now steps into a matchup that has historically treated him well. Over his last nine games against Ottawa, Arvidsson has put up eight goals and three assists for 11 points.

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Raymond - Larkin - Arvidsson

DeBrincant - Finnie - Brandsegg-Nygard

Rasmussen - Copp - Kolesar

Appleton - Danielson

Albert Johansson - Seider

Anton Johansson - Faulk

Chiarot - Sandin-Pellikka

Englund 

Gibson

Tarasov

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