The Detroit Red Wings (18-12-3) play a home game today against the New York Islanders (19-11-3). The Red Wings are in second place in the Atlantic Division, while the Islanders are in second place in the Metropolitan Division.
Where: Little Caesars Arena
When: 7 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM
Odds: New York Islanders (+1.5, -230), Detroit (-1.5, -190), FanDuel NHL odds. The FanDuel research page also has player prop bets for most NHL games Tuesday.
Hot: Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka has four points in his past four games, and he’s plus-six in that span. “I thought Axel played better defensively on this trip than he has,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. “And lo and behold, his offense opened up. You know, we sometimes forget that this guy’s only 20 years old,
Not: Jonatan Berggren had no points and only one shot on goal in the last four games before he was put on waivers Monday. Berggren played less than 10 minutes in two of those games.
Spotlight: Captain Dylan Larkin has gone two games without a point. He hasn’t gone three games without a point this season.
Story: The Red Wings have already lost twice to the Islanders this season by a combined score of 12-2….John Gibson should be in the net tonight. He has won five in a row… The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1-1 road trip…Detroit is 15-3-2 when they score at least three goals and 13-0-2 when it scores four goals. The team has scored four or more in six of their last seven games. Wings’ power play (22.3%) ranks ninth, and their penalty kill (78.9%) is 19th… Detroit ranks 10th overall in total points..The Red Wings now rank 21th with a 3.24 GAA. Injuries: Mason Appleton (lower-body injury), IR; Patrick Kane (undisclosed) will miss at least two games.
Detroit Projected Lines
Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — John Leonard
Marco Kasper — Nate Danielson — Elmer Soderblom
Michael Rasmussen — JT Compher — James van Riemsdyk
Defense Pairings
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson– Jacob Bernard-Docker
Subs: Travis Hamonic
Goalies
John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up) (Unconfirmed)
New York Islanders
Story: The Islanders are one of the NHL’s most improved teams. They 9-5-1 on the road this season. A 5-0 triumph in Little Caesars Arena is included in those wins. “The Islanders are, in my opinion, a definite playoff team,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. “The way they’ve been playing, they’re well organized, they’re confident in getting good goaltending, and they’ve made us pay for a lot of mistakes.”… The Islanders are eighth in the NHL with a 2.73 goals-against per game. Their penalty killing (84%) ranks fifth in the NHL… Injuries: Kyle Palmieri (ACL), Alexander Romanov (upper body) are both out for the season. Semyon Varlamov (knee) and Ethan Bear (undisclosed, IR). Bo Horvat (lower body) did not play Saturday and is day-to-day.
Projected Lines
Emil Heineman — Mathew Barzal — Jonathan Drouin
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Maxim Shabanov — Calum Ritchie — Anthony Duclair
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Marc Gatcomb
Defense Pairings
Matthew Schaefer — Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech — Tony D’Angelo
Travis Mitchell — Scott Mayfield
Goalies
Ilya Sorokin (David Rittich backing up) (unconfirmed)
Scratched: Maxim Tsyplakov, Adam Boqvist