NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders with Line Combinations 11/25/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders with Line Combinations 11/25/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the New York Islanders tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday while the Islanders are coming off a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.  

Detroit Red Wings (8-10-2, 18 Points) vs. New York Islanders (8-8-5, 21 Points)

When: Monday, November 25
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: UBS Arena (Elmont, NY)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 19
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 11
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 15

New York Islanders

Points: Kyle Palmieri – 18
Goals: Kyle Palmieri – 9
Assists: Bo Horvat – 9

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 28.1
Penalty Kill: 66.7
GF: 2.45
GA: 3.15
Faceoff: 50.5

New York Islanders

Power-Play: 13.3
Penalty Kill: 68.2
GF: 2.48
GA: 2.81
Faceoff: 55.9

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Vladimir Tarasenko – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond  
Alex DeBrincat – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – J.T. Compher – Christian Fischer
Joe Veleno – Andrew Copp – Tyler Motte
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
Isaiah George – Ryan Pulock
Alexander Romanov – Noah Dobson
Dennis Cholowski – Scott Mayfield

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (3-4-0, 2.85 GAA)

Lyon is 3-4-0 this season with a .908 save percentage and a 2.85 goals-against average. He started on Thursday against the Islanders and got the win stopping 22 of the 23 shots he faced. Two of his three wins have come against the Islanders this season as he posts a 0.50 goals-against average and a .987 save percentage. In his career against them, he is now 2-1-0 with a 1.68 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage.

New York: Semyon Varlamov (3-3-2, 2.60 GAA)

Varlamov is 3-3-2 with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage. He last played on Tuesday taking the shootout loss giving up one goal on 31 shots. In his career against Detroit, he is 7-7-0 with a 2.27 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage. Last season he lost his only start giving up two goals on 24 shots.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: J.T. Compher (3-4-7)

Compher this season has seven points on three goals and four assists. He has a point in each matchup against the Islanders this season both coming on assists. In 13 games against New York in his career he has six points on three goals and three assists. 

New York: Simon Holmstrom (3-7-10)

Holmstrom this season has ten points on three goals and seven assists. In the two games against the Red Wings, he has one point on a goal in Thursday’s matchup. In his career against Detroit, he has two points on a goal and an assist in seven games.

Head to Head

The Red Wings are 2-0-0 against the Islanders this season and have outscored them 3-1.  In their last ten meetings, Detroit is 6-4-0 and both teams have scored 24 goals each in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. Calgary Flames – Wednesday
New York: vs. Boston Bruins – Wednesday

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