Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders [Game 34]

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			7:00 PM EST
Radio	Network		Arena		Network	Radio
97.1 FM WXYT	FSD		Barclays Center		MSG+	88.7 FM WRHU
League	Value		Metric		Value	League
26th	48.4%		Points Percentage		59.1%	13th
8th	17.65%		Net Power Play Percentage		13.16%	25th
3rd	88.29%		Net Penalty Kill Percentage		77.00%	31st
6th	105.94%		Combined Special Teams Percentage		90.16%	31st
26th	2.69		Goals for per Game (All Situations)		3.58	2nd
24th	3.22		Goals against per Game (All Situations)		3.45	29th
23rd	-.28		Penalty +/- per Game (All Situations)		.42	7th
19th	49.21%		Shot Attempt Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		49.79%	18th
26th	47.29%		Scoring Chance Percentage (5V5 Score Adjusted)		48.94%	17th
28th	98.21%		P.D.O. (5V5)		101.54%	6th
25th	6.88%		Shooting Percentage (5V5)		9.74%	1st
28th	91.33%		Save Percentage (5V5)		91.80%	21st
Data from Hockey-Reference.com and Natural Stat Trick
The Enemies' Lair
Winging It In Motown

The New York Islanders take to the ice with a bevy of injuries to speak of and a lineup that looks dicey. Fortunately for them, their opponents in tonight's matchup - the Detroit Red Wings - haven't exactly been stellar in their own right. This one still looks dicey for the Islanders however as the bottom six continues their lackluster play and the defense is without two of its three best left handed defensemen in the lineup.

The Islanders made things closer than they should have in their last contest against the Los Angeles Kings before winning it in overtime by a score of four to three. The Kings were playing their second game of a back-to-back and took it to the Islanders for a two to nothing lead before they faltered in the third. The Islanders managed to take a three to two lead, but the Kings managed to tie it late with a controversial goal while they had the extra attacker.

They escaped with two points, but it was a costly injury as they lost Calvin de Haan for some period of time (some reports earlier stated that he could be out for the rest of the regular season). Thomas Hickey won't be ready until Thursday at the earliest which means tonight's contest will feature a heavy dosage of one of the league's worst defensemen in Dennis Seidenberg. If de Haan is out for a period of time, they may ultimately need to make a move to sure up the blue line.

The forwards for tonight's contest won't change. Shane Prince is still on his conditioning stint with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers while Alan Quine picks up the healthy scratch. There was some conjecture that Quine might play tonight as they were rolling 13 forwards - that won't be the case.

The Islanders have a heavy advantage at even strength in tonight's contest while Detroit has a huge advantage in special teams. If the Islanders avoid the sin bin then this should ultimately go down as a win. A four to three victory with a Frans Nielsen hat trick would be ideal.

Thomas Greiss mans the crease for the Islanders. Detroit will employ Petr Mrazek on the opposite end. Both goalies have struggled tremendously and this has all the makings of a high scoring affair.

The game will air on MSG+. Puck drop is at 7:05 P.M.

Detroit Red Wings Lineup

New York Islanders Lineup