The Detroit Red Wings (12-7-1) play at home tonight against the New York Islanders (11-7-2). Detroit is in first place in the Atlantic Division, and the Islanders hold the first wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference.
Where: Little Caesars Arena
When: 7 p.m., ET
TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM
Odds: New York Islanders (+1.5, -235), Detroit (-1.5, +180), ESPNBet
Hot: Alex DeBrincat boasts five goals and three assists for eight points in his four games.
Not: Left Wing Marco Kasper has no goals (minus-5) in his last nine games
Spotlight: Lucas Raymond boasts two goals and eight assists for 10 points in his five-game points streak.
Story: On Tuesday, the Red Wings defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-2 at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is 3-0-1 in its last four games… With 22 points in 18 games, Lucas Raymond is on a 100-point pace… The Red Wings rank 13th on the power play at 21.7% and 14th in penalty killing (81.4%)…Injured: Elmer Soderblom (day-to-day)
Detroit Projected Lines
Alex DeBrincat — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Marco Kasper — JT Compher — Patrick Kane
Emmitt Finnie — Nate Danielson– Mason Appleton
Michael Rasmussen– Andrew Copp — James van Riemsdyk
Defense Pairings
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson — Travis Hamonic
Subs: forward Jonatan Berggren, defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalies
John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up).
New York Islanders
Story: Ilya Sorokin starts in net. He’s 4-1-1 in his last six games, along with a .931 SV% and a 2.00 GA. The Islanders are 5-1-0 on this road trip and are 7-4-1 on the road this season. Only the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings (both with nine) boast more road wins…Bo Horvat is the third Islanders player over the past three decades to register 24 or more points through the first 20 games of the Islanders season. John Tavares and Alexei Yashin are the others… Injury: Defenseman Alexander Romanov was placed on IR on Wednesday.
Projected Lines
Emil Heineman – Bo Horvat – Kyle Palmieri
Jonathan Drouin – Mathew Barzal – Simon Holmstrom
Anders Lee – JG Pageau – Anthony Duclair
Casey Cizikas – Cal Ritchie – Max Shabanov
Defensive Pairings
Matthew Schaefer – Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech – Tony DeAngelo
Adam Boqvist – Scott Mayfield
Ilya Sorokin
