Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders 10/22/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders with Line Combinations 11/21/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the New York Islanders tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators while the Islanders are coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens.  

Detroit Red Wings (2-3-0, 4 Points) vs. New York Islanders (2-1-2, 6 Points)

When: Tuesday, October 22
Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
Where: USB Arena (Elmont, NY)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Dylan Larkin – 4
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 3
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 4

New York Islanders

Points: Noah Dobson – 4
Goals: Brock Nelson – 2
Assists: Noah Dobson – 4

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 15.8 (22)
Penalty Kill: 62.5 (30)
GF: 2.80 (23)
GA: 3.40 (21)
Faceoff: 46.4 (28)

New York Islanders

Power-Play: 12.5 (26)
Penalty Kill: 65.5 (30)
GF: 2.60 (26)
GA: 2.80 (10)
Faceoff: 52.3 (11)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Andrew Copp – Joe Veleno – Christian Fischer
Ben Chiarot – Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson – Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta – Albert Johansson

New York Islanders

Simon Holmstrom – Bo Horvat – Mathew Barzal
Maxim Tsyplakov – Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Casey Cizikas
Liam Foudy – Kyle Maclean – Oliver Wahlstrom
Alexander Romanov – Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock
Mike Reilly – Scott Mayfield

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (1-1-0, 2.11 GAA)

Lyon is 1-1-0 this season with a .938 save percentage and a 2.11 goals-against average. He got the start on Saturday and picked up his first win of the season, stopping 37 of the 39 shots he faced. In his career against the Islanders, he is 0-1-0, suffering a loss, giving up four goals on 26 shots.

New York: Ilya Sorokin (1-0-1, 1.48 GAA)

Sorokin gets the start, this season is 1-0-1 with a 1.48 goals against average and a .953 save percentage, in his last game he suffered an overtime loss giving up one goal on 30 shots. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 4-2-2 with a 2.70 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. Last season in three games he went 1-1-1 with a .857 save percentage and a 4.00 goals-against average.

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Player To Watch:

Detroit: Dylan Larkin (3-1-4)

The Red Wings captain this season has four points to start the year on three goals and an assist. In 24 career games against the Islanders, he has 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists; last season in three games he had three points on two goals and an assist.

New York: Brock Nelson (2-1-3)

Nelson to this point in the season has three points on two goals and an assist. In his career against Detroit, he’s played in 29 games recording 26 points on 16 goals and ten assists, last season in three games he had three goals. 

Head to Head & Next Up

The Red Wings went 2-1-0 against the Islanders last season outscoring them 13-11. The teams have split their last ten matchups with the Islanders outscoring Detroit 30-26. The Red Wings will face the New Jersey Devils on Thursday while the Islanders will also face the New Jersey Devils on Friday.    

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