Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders
· National Hockey LeagueIslanders dominate Red Wings 7-2 behind Heineman's two goals
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Islanders, who have won four in a row after losing their first three to open the season. Anders Lee added three assists and David Rittich made 29 saves.
Dylan Larkin and Jonatan Berggren scored for Detroit, and Cam Talbot finished with 23 saves as the Red Wings dropped their second straight.
DeAngelo scored at 2:05 of the first period when Lee found the defenseman jumping into the play on an odd-man rush to give New York a 1-0 lead.
Heineman extended his point streak to a career-high five games when he buried a feed from Bo Horvat on a two-on-one at 14:56 of the second period.
Barzal capped a three-goal second period for the Islanders with a tally in the final minute to make it 5-0.
New York's Matthew Schaefer, the first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, had his six-game point streak snapped.
Holmstrom scored his first of the season 38 seconds after Heineman’s second of the night midway through the third period to stretch the Islanders’ lead to 7-1.
Red Wings coach Todd McLellan was behind the bench for his 1,200th game, ranking 23rd all time among NHL coaches.
Islanders: Begin a four-game road trip Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Regular Season SeriesNYI lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:05 | Tony DeAngelo Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (3), Simon Holmstrom (3) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:56 | Emil Heineman Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (3), Jonathan Drouin (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:25 | Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Anders Lee (4), Tony DeAngelo (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:09 | Kyle Palmieri Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Ryan Pulock (3), Mathew Barzal (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:34 | Mathew Barzal Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Cizikas (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:11 | Dylan Larkin Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Emmitt Finnie (4), Alex DeBrincat (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:19 | Emil Heineman Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (4), Ryan Pulock (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:57 | Simon Holmstrom Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (5), Scott Mayfield (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:20 | Jonatan Berggren Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: J.T. Compher (2), Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (1) |
Statistics
DET |
NYI |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 28 | Hits | 14 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 34 | Shots | 30 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 20.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 45.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.5 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 8 |
| 18 | Penalty Minutes | 32 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Romanov, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 27 |
| Maxim Shabanov, RW | Out | Oct 27 |
| Pierre Engvall, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
| Jesse Nurmi, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
Detroit Red Wings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kane, RW | Out | Oct 26 |
| Shai Buium, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 2 |
Game Information
UBS Arena
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 14,495 | Capacity:
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 14,495 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit |
7 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Montreal |
7 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Ottawa |
5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Toronto |
5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Florida |
5 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Buffalo |
4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Tampa Bay |
4 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Boston |
5 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey |
8 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
Pittsburgh |
7 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
Carolina |
6 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Washington |
6 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Philadelphia |
5 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Columbus |
5 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
NY Islanders |
4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
NY Rangers |
3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |




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