NHL: Preseason-Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings – Source: Imagn

During a preseason game between the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings, a scuffle broke out between Sens forward Zack MacEwen and Red Wings defensemen Moritz Seider and Ben Chiarot.

The incident occurred in the first period after the Senators’ Jan Jenik tried to stir things up with Chiarot near the net.

Watch the video here:

Ottawa’s Zack MacEwen tries to mix it up with Seider and Chiarot. Austin Watson, here on a PTO, rushes in. #RedWings Senators getting a 7 minute power play out of this. pic.twitter.com/aDuwiroou8

— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 4, 2024

MacEwen then came in and attempted to mix it up with Seider and Chiarot. This led veteran Austin Watson, who is with the Red Wings on a professional tryout, to rush in and defend his teammates.

A brawl ensued with Watson receiving multiple penalties – instigator, fighting, misconduct and a game misconduct. This resulted in Ottawa getting a 7-minute power play. MacEwen also received a misconduct penalty while Jenik was called for slashing.

Despite having to 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁 off so much time shorthanded, Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde appreciated Watson stepping up for his teammates. He said:

“I think it energized our guys.Mo’s a very important player for us, we don’t want him to get into any of those type of situations. I liked it a lot. It’s amazing just one guy with that mentality, it helps the group out a ton.” Lalonde said post-game.

Detroit lost the game 4-3 in overtime despite playing down a man for an extended time.

Fans react to first period srum leading to Senators’ 7-minute power play vs Red Wings

Hockey fans were buzzing after a scrum in the first period resulted in the Ottawa Senators being awarded a 7-minute power play against the Detroit Red Wings.

One fan commented:

“Jan Jenik has a good net-front battle with Seider and Austin Watson absolutely loses it for no reason and costs his team big time*”

Jan Jenik has a good net-front battle with Seider and Austin Watson absolutely loses it for no reason and costs his team big time*

— FiestaZub (@Zub4Norris) October 5, 2024

Another fan wrote,

“That’s a bullshit called seven minutes…”

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Here are some fan reactions:

“Watson is a great team guy. Hope he catches on there.” one fan wrote on X.”Nice to see a guy on a PTO step in and do the job Rasmussen’s paid 3 mil to do” another fan wrote.”Why did this start? I heard there was a sketchy hit a shift or two before.” a user commented.”Needed! When the @DetroitRedWings figure out toughness wins games, they’ll send their little guys packing. Generations of RW Fans are sick of waiting! TOUGHNESS WINS!” another user wrote.

Either way, the incident gave the Senators a prime chance to secure the win.