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 5-4 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Monday while the Islanders are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.  

Detroit Red Wings (7-9-2, 16 Points) vs. New York Islanders (7-7-5, 19 Points)

When: Thursday, November 21
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Alex DeBrincat – 17
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 11
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 15

New York Islanders

Points: Kyle Palmieri – 16
Goals: Brock Nelson – 7
Assists: Bo Horvat – 9

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 32.0
Penalty Kill: 66.7
GF: 2.56
GA: 3.33
Faceoff: 51.0

New York Islanders

Power-Play: 12.3
Penalty Kill: 67.5
GF: 2.53
GA: 2.95
Faceoff: 55.6

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

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

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New York Islanders

Anders Lee – Bo Horvat – Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Maxim Tsyplakov – Brock Nelson – Kyle Palmieri
Pierre Engvall – Casey Cizikas – Simon Holmstrom
Matt Martin – Kyle Maclean – Oliver Wahlstrom
Alexander Romanov – Noah Dobson
Isaiah George – Ryan Pulock
Dennis Cholowski – Scott Mayfield

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (2-4-0, 3.14 GAA)

Lyon is 2-4-0 this season with a .903 save percentage and a 3.14 goals-against average. He started on Friday and suffered the loss, giving up five goals on 28 shots. He faced the Islanders earlier this season picking up a shutout and stopping all 30 shots he faced.  

New York: Ilya Sorokin (4-4-3, 2.70 GAA)

Sorokin is 4-4-3 this season with a 2.70 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. He got the start on Saturday, taking the loss and giving up three goals on 27 shots. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 4-3-2 with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. In the previous matchup this season, he allowed one goal on 11 shots.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Patrick Kane (3-7-10)

This season, Kane has ten points on three goals and seven assists; he is tied for fourth on the team in points, goals, and assists. In his career against the Islanders, he has 27 points in 24 games on 14 goals and 13 assists. In the previous matchup, he scored the lone goal in the game. 

New York: Anders Lee (7-6-13)

Lee has 13 points on seven goals and six assists this season; he is third on the team in points, tied for first in goals, and sixth in assists. In his career against Detroit, he’s played in 28 games, recording 24 points on 12 goals and 12 assists. The Islanders were shutout last time these two teams played, so he was held pointless. 

Head to Head

The Red Wings won the first matchup against the Islanders this season 1-0. In their last ten meetings, the Red Wings are 6-4-0 and both teams have scored 26 goals each in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. Boston Bruins – Saturday
New York: vs. St. Louis Blues – Saturday

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