Larkin scores in return to lineup as Red Wings beat Senators 5-3

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Dylan Larkin scored a goal during his return to the Detroit Red Wings lineup, helping them beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Tuesday night. Despite initial boos from the home crowd, fans cheered when Larkin gave Detroit an early lead that they maintained throughout the game. Alex DeBrincat contributed two goals and an assist for Detroit, while Samuel Ersson made 22 saves in net for Ottawa.
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On Tuesday night, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3. Dylan Larkin scored his first goal since requesting a trade, which initially drew boos from the Detroit crowd but later cheers when he put the team ahead early in the game. Alex DeBrincat contributed two goals and an assist for Detroit, while Justin Faulk and Viktor Arvidsson also scored. John Gibson made 22 saves for Detroit. For Ottawa, Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle, and William Eklund each scored a goal; Samuel Ersson had 31 saves. This was the first loss for the Senators after winning their first two games of the season. Larkin's return to play comes several months after he requested a trade and faced fan criticism following his captaincy being revoked due to his request.

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DETROIT Ottawa Senators the Detroit Red Wings the Ottawa Senators

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Senators ORG · 4× DETROIT GPE · 3× Ottawa ORG · 3× DeBrincat PERSON · 2× Ersson PERSON · 2× Greig PERSON · 2× Larkin PERSON · 2× Dylan Larkin PERSON · 1× the Detroit Red Wings ORG · 1× the Ottawa Senators ORG · 1×

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He was stripped of the captaincy, reported to training camp despite being injured, missed the start of the season because of injury and received a frosty reaction from home fans during introductions before their first game last week.
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🔮 Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle and William Eklund scored for the Senators, who had won their first two games.
2026-10-07 · Toronto Star
Larkin scores in return to lineup as Red Wings beat Senators 5-3 · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 0 hedged)

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored in his first game since asking for a trade, helping the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. asserted
Larkin → score → night
Larkin was initially booed by the home crowd when he touched the puck on his first shift. asserted
he → boo → shift
The boos turned to cheers when he scored in the 13th minute, giving Detroit a lead it never relinquished. asserted
it → turn → lead
Alex DeBrincat scored twice and Justin Faulk and Viktor Arvidsson added goals for Detroit. asserted
Faulk → score → Detroit
John Gibson made 22 saves. asserted
Gibson → make → saves
Drake Batherson, Tim Stutzle and William Eklund scored for the Senators, who had won their first two games. asserted
who → score → games
Samuel Ersson had 31 saves. asserted
Ersson → have → saves
DeBrincat opened the scoring in the first with a wrist shot at 3:16, assisted by Nate Danielson and Carter Mazur. asserted
DeBrincat → open → Danielson
He added a power-play empty-netter with 50 seconds remaining in the third. asserted
He → add → third
DeBrincat also had an assist. asserted
DeBrincat → have → assist
Larkin remains in limbo several months after his trade request became public. asserted
request → remain → limbo
He was stripped of the captaincy, reported to training camp despite being injured, missed the start of the season because of injury and received a frosty reaction from home fans during introductions before their first game last week. asserted
He → strip → game
Ersson started for Ottawa after entering in relief of injured No. 1 goaltender Linus Ullmark for the third period Monday night in Boston. asserted
Ersson → start → Boston
Ullmark did not dress, and the Senators called up Jonas Johansson from Belleville of the American Hockey League to back up Ersson. asserted
Senators → dress → Ersson
Ridly Greig made his season debut for Ottawa and finished with an assist. asserted
Greig → make → assist
Greig served a two-game suspension at the start of the season that he received for roughing during the Senators’ final playoff game against the Carolina Hurricanes. asserted
he → serve → Hurricanes
Greig was banned for sucker punching Carolina defenceman Sean Walker in the second period of Ottawa’s 4-2 loss on April 25. asserted
Greig → ban → April
UP NEXT Senators: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. asserted
Senators → host → Thursday
Red Wings: Host the Seattle Kraken on Friday. ___ asserted
Wings → host → Friday
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