The Red Wings went into Week 3 with a 2-3-0 record and coming off a 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators after a less-than-stellar 2 games against the New York Rangers in Week 2. The hope was that they could string together one or two more wins and dig themselves out of this small hole they've dug themselves into early in the season.
This week we saw the Red Wings Return to .500 and got one of the greatest photos and now memes to have ever come out of a Red Wings game.
jack hughes got absolutely bodied and it really heals me that every hockey outlet is talking about it https://t.co/DWlZet9t1d
— dal (@CR0SBY87) October 25, 2024
Tyler Motte would still be sidelined this week with injury and we would see Albert Johansson get back into the lineup.
Oct. 23, 2024
Game 6: Red Wings @ Islanders
1-0 Red Wings Win
SOG: 11-30
Starting Goaltenders: Alex Lyon v Ilya Sorokin
How we're lining up vs. NYI. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/SsVnYPD8bL
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 22, 2024
This week started with the NHL's "Frozen Frenzy" where the Red Wings would take on the New York Islanders who are coming off a 4-3 Shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens. Tyler Motte is still injured which means Marco Kasper stays in the lineup. Olli Määttä and Albert Johansson would be the healthy scratches for this game with Justin Holl filling in for the third pairing right side while Erik Gustafsson would move to his more natural left-handed position.
The first period was the only period and the only time anything happened in this game. The Islanders got a majority of the shots while Alex Lyon made some really solid and potentially game-saving saves. The Red Wings wouldn't get a shot on net until 11:06 in the period where Patrick Kane (1) would score his first of the season assisted by Vladimir Tarasenko (1) and J.T. Compher (2). The rest of the period went about the same with the Islanders getting a lot of shots, Lyon stopping them, the Red Wings would either break out or dump the puck to center, and repeat.
I'm not gonna lie, I have no idea what else to write for this game. I'm pretty sure that this game was one period and that period just so happened to last for 60 minutes. Absolutely nothing happened in this game aside from the Islanders peppering Alex Lyon the entire time and the Red Wings getting 11 shots all game. Alex Lyon made some good saves I guess, and the Rasmussen/Kasper/Berggren line looked good again. However, I don't think I can handle Ben Chiarot being below the O-zone faceoff circles or even behind the O-zone goaltender for much longer.