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.<\/p>\n
Where:<\/strong>\u00a0 Little Caesars Arena<\/p>\n When<\/strong>: 7 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV\/Radio<\/strong>: FanDuel Sports Network\/97.1 FM<\/p>\n Odds<\/strong>: New York Islanders (+1.5, -230), Detroit (-1.5, -190), FanDuel NHL odds<\/a>. The FanDuel research page also has player prop bets<\/a> for most NHL games Tuesday.<\/p>\n Hot<\/strong>: Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka has four points in his past four games, and he\u2019s plus-six in that span. \u201cI thought Axel played better defensively on this trip than he has,\u201d Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. \u201cAnd lo and behold, his offense opened up. You know, we sometimes forget that this guy\u2019s only 20 years old,<\/p>\n Not<\/strong>: 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.<\/p>\n Spotlight<\/strong>: Captain Dylan Larkin has gone two games without a point. He hasn\u2019t gone three games without a point this season.<\/p>\n Story:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 The Red Wings have already lost twice to the Islanders this season by a combined score of 12-2\u2026.John Gibson should be in the net tonight. He has won five in a row\u2026\u00a0 The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1-1 road trip\u2026Detroit 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.\u00a0 \u00a0Wings\u2019 power play (22.3%) ranks ninth, and their penalty kill (78.9%) is 19th\u2026 Detroit ranks 10th overall in total points..The Red Wings now rank 21th with a 3.24 GAA.\u00a0 Injuries: Mason Appleton (lower-body injury), IR; Patrick Kane (undisclosed) will miss at least two games.<\/p>\n Detroit Projected Lines<\/p>\n Emmitt Finnie \u2014 Dylan Larkin \u2014 Lucas Raymond<\/p>\n Alex DeBrincat \u2014 Andrew Copp \u2014 John Leonard<\/p>\n Marco Kasper \u2014 Nate Danielson \u2014 Elmer Soderblom<\/p>\n Michael Rasmussen \u2014 JT Compher \u2014 James van Riemsdyk<\/p>\n Defense Pairings<\/strong><\/p>\n Simon Edvinsson \u2014 Moritz Seider<\/p>\n Ben Chiarot \u2014 Axel Sandin-Pellikka<\/p>\n Albert Johansson\u2013 Jacob Bernard-Docker<\/p>\n Subs: Travis Hamonic<\/p>\n Goalies<\/strong><\/p>\n John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up) (Unconfirmed)<\/p>\n New York Islanders<\/p>\n Story<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Islanders are one of the NHL\u2019s most improved teams. They 9-5-1 on the road this season.\u00a0 A 5-0 triumph in Little Caesars Arena is included in those wins. \u201cThe Islanders are, in my opinion, a definite playoff team,\u201d Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. \u201cThe way they\u2019ve been playing, they\u2019re well organized, they\u2019re confident in getting good goaltending, and they\u2019ve made us pay for a lot of mistakes.\u201d\u2026 The Islanders are eighth in the NHL with a 2.73 goals-against per game. Their penalty killing (84%) ranks fifth in the NHL\u2026 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.<\/p>\n Projected Lines<\/p>\n Emil Heineman \u2014 Mathew Barzal \u2014 Jonathan Drouin<\/p>\n Anders Lee \u2014 Jean-Gabriel Pageau \u2014 Simon Holmstrom<\/p>\n Maxim Shabanov \u2014 Calum Ritchie \u2014 Anthony Duclair<\/p>\n Kyle MacLean \u2014 Casey Cizikas \u2014 Marc Gatcomb<\/p>\n Defense Pairings<\/p>\n Matthew Schaefer \u2014 Ryan Pulock<\/p>\n Adam Pelech \u2014 Tony D\u2019Angelo<\/p>\n Travis Mitchell \u2014 Scott Mayfield<\/p>\n Goalies<\/p>\n Ilya Sorokin (David Rittich backing up) (unconfirmed)<\/p>\n Scratched:<\/strong>\u00a0Maxim Tsyplakov, Adam Boqvist<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Red Wings (18-12-3) play a home game today against the New York Islanders (19-11-3). 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