Preview: Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders
The Detroit Red Wings will be looking to add to their modest one game winning streak tonight when they travel to play the New York Islanders. The Islanders are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games and 16-12-4 on home ice this season.
Game time is 7:30 PM ET tonight at UBS Arena in Elmont, NY.
Player Profile: Givani Smith
Givani Smith is making quite a name for himself as an enforcer with the Red Wings. On Tuesday, Smith got into two fights and helped set the tone as the Red Wings defeated Philadelphia 6-3.
Smith is currently second in the NHL with 108 PM in 46 games. For his career, Smith has accumulated 138 PM in 83 games. Statistically this season, Smith has four goals, three assists, seven points, and a -6 rating with 50 shots on goal.
Smith is currently in the first year of his two-year contract extension with Detroit. He currently has a cap hit of $750,000 and will be a RFA at the end of the 2023 season.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 5th in the Atlantic Division with a 26-30-7 record
- The Red Wings are currently 26th in PP (18.1%) and 29th in PK (74.3%)
- Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 27 goals and 61 points in 58 games
- Moritz Seider leads the Red Wings with 37 assists in 63 games
- Seider leads all Detroit defensemen in scoring with 42 points
- Lucas Raymond remains 2nd in NHL rookie scoring with 48 points in 63 games
- Defenseman Marc Staal leads the Red Wings with a +11 rating
- Goaltender Thomas Greiss is expected to start and has an 8-10-1 record, 3.77 GAA, and an .887 SV%, in 24 games
- Center Chase Pearson has been recalled to Detroit and is expected to play his first NHL game tonight. The Red Wings have two callups remaining during this regular season
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Jakub Vrana – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Joe Veleno – Pius Suter – Tyler Bertuzzi
Taro Hirose – Michael Rasmussen – Oskar Sundqvist
Adam Erne – Chase Pearson – Sam Gagner
Defensemen
Jordan Oesterle – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Filip Hronek
Jake Walman – Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Thomas Greiss (starter)
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Olli Juolevi
Injured: Robby Fabbri (lower body), Carter Rowney (lower body), Mitchell Stephens (lower body), Danny DeKeyser (upper body), Givani Smith (undisclosed), Filip Zadina (illness)
Islanders Notes
- New York are currently 6th in the Metropolitan Division with a 27-25-9 record
- The Islanders special teams are currently 19th in PP (19.6%) and 6th in PK (83.1%)
- Brock Nelson leads New York with 27 goals and 42 points in 52 games
- Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders with 28 assists in 52 games
- Noah Dobson leads all New York defensemen in scoring with 36 points
- Defenceman Adam Pelech all Islanders players with a +23 rating
- Ilya Sorokin is expected to start and has a 21-13-7 record, 2.29 GAA, a .926 SV% and six SO in 41 games
New York Projected Lineup
Forwards
Anders Lee – Brock Nelson – Anthony Beauvillier
Zach Parise – Mathew Barzal – Oliver Wahlstrom
Josh Bailey – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Kyle Palmieri
Matt Martin – Casey Cizikas – Kieffer Bellows
Defensemen
Zdeno Chara – Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock
Sebastian Aho – Andy Greene
Goaltenders
Ilya Sorokin (starting)
Semyon Varlamov
Scratched: Ross Johnston, Scott Mayfield
Injured: Cal Clutterbuck (undisclosed)