Nov 13, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) celebrates his goal in overtime. With center Mitchell Stephens (22) against the Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
The Detroit Red Wings will attempt to make it five wins in a row when they host the struggling New York Islanders after beating the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Wednesday.
The Islanders have lost nine games in a row after a 2-1 OT loss to San Jose on Thursday. The last time New York won a game was a 2-0 victory over Winnipeg on November 6th.
Game time tonight is 7:00 PM ET at LCA in Detroit, MI.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 4th in the Atlantic Division with a 12-9-3 record
- The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 25th in the NHL, PP 15.6%, PK 77.1%
- Lucas Raymond continues to lead the Red Wings in scoring with 22 points in 24 games
- Dylan Larkin and Raymond lead Detroit with 10 goals
- Moritz Seider leads all Red Wings defensemen in scoring with 16 points in 24 games
- Seider leads Detroit with 14 assists
- Tyler Bertuzzi remains in COVID-19 protocal but, still leads the Red Wings with a +9 rating
- Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has a 7-3-3 record, 2.58 GAA, and .923 SV% in 15 games
- Danny DeKeyser and Joe Veleno were back at practice Friday and will be back in the lineup tonight. Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen had a good article about how Veleno wants to show he’s a difference maker.
- Defenseman Dan Renouf and forward Kyle Cricuolo were sent back to Grand Rapids on Thursday
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Robby Fabbri – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Joe Veleno – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Givani Smith – Carter Rowney – Sam Gagner
Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic (starter)
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi (COVID-19), Jordan Oesterle (healthy)
Islanders Notes
- New York are currently 8th in the Metropolitan Division with a 5-10-3 record
- The Islanders special teams are currently ranked 24th in the NHL, PP 10.2%, PK 83.0%
- Brock Nelson leads New York with 9 goals and 11 points in 15 games
- Kyle Palmieri leads the Islanders with 6 assists in 17 games
- Defensemen Adam Pelech leads New York with a +3 rating
- Goaltender Ilya Sorokin is expected to start and has a 5-6-3 record, 2.39 GAA, and .929 SV% in 13 games
New York Islanders Projected Lineup
Forwards
Anders Lee – Mathew Barzal – Josh Bailey
Zach Parise – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Kyle Palmieri
Anthony Beauvillier – Otto Koivula – Oliver Wahlstrom
Matt Martin – Andy Andreoff – Cal Clutterbuck
Defensemen
Adam Pelech – Scott Mayfield
Andy Greene – Noah Dobson
Sebastian Aho – Grant Hutton
Goaltenders
Ilya Sorokin (starting)
Semyon Varlamov
Not in lineup
Zdeno Chara (COVID-19), Robin Salo (healthy), Ross Johnston (undiagnosed)