The Detroit Red Wings (5-2) are away tonight to play the New York Islanders (3-3-0)
Where: UBS Arena
When: 7 p.m.
TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM
Odds: Detroit (+1.5,-225), New York Islanders (-1.5, +175), ESPNBet
Hot: Dylan Larkin has a seven-game points streak (5-7–12) to start the season.
Not: Axel Sandin Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard are tied for the Red Wings’ worst plus-minus (minus-4). MBN is still looking for his first NHL goal.
Spotlight: Lucas Raymond boasts six points in five games. He’s also plus-5.
Absence: Patrick Kane will miss his third game with an undisclosed upper body injury. He isn’t on this two-game road trip.
Story: Cam Talbot should start tonight vs. the Islanders….Larkin is the eighth active player to record at least two season-opening points streaks of seven or more games…The Red Wings rank eighth in the NHL with an 88.9% penalty killing efficiency.
Detroit Projected Lines
Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — Marco Kasper — Michael Brandsegg-Nygard or Elmer Soderblom
James van Riemsdyk–Andrew Copp — Michael Rasmussen
Mason Appleton — JT Compher — Jonatan Berggren
Defense Pairings
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson-Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalie
Cam Talbot (John Gibson backing up)
New York Islanders
Story: The Islanders beat San Jose 4-3 Tuesday with Ilya Sorokin in goal… New York ranks 29th in the league with a 3.67 goals-against average…Injuries include Semyon Varlamov and Alexander Romanov.
Projected Lines
Jonathan Drouin — Bo Horvat — Emil Heineman
Anthony Duclair — Mathew Barzal — Kyle Palmieri
Anders Lee — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean — Casey Cizikas — Maxim Tsyplakov
Defense Pairings
Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock
Matthew Schaefer — Scott Mayfield
Adam Boqvist — Tony DeAngelo
David Rittich (Ilya Sorokin backing up)
