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New York Islanders 2, Detroit Red Wings 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Islanders 2, Detroit Red Wings 3. Shots on goal: NYI 18, DET 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYI 1-0 DET; P2 NYI 0-0 DET; P3 NYI 1-3 DET.

Scoring plays: P1 04:27 Emil Heineman (assists: Mathew Barzal, Jonathan Drouin) to make it NYI 1-0 DET; P3 02:03 Axel Sandin-Pellikka (assists: Lucas Raymond) to make it NYI 1-1 DET; P3 03:55 Alex DeBrincat (assists: Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond) to make it NYI 1-2 DET; P3 11:26 Scott Mayfield (assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Anders Lee) to make it NYI 2-2 DET; P3 17:43 Alex DeBrincat (assists: Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond) to make it NYI 2-3 DET. Top skaters: Lucas Raymond (DET) 0 G, 3 A; Alex DeBrincat (DET) 2 G, 0 A; Moritz Seider (DET) 0 G, 2 A; Scott Mayfield (NYI) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): John Gibson (DET) 16 saves on 18, decision W; Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 18 saves on 21, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DET
Lucas Raymond
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 19:51 TOI
Goals · DET
Alex DeBrincat
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 16:50 TOI
Goaltending · DET
John Gibson
16 saves on 18 shots (.889) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NYI 1 largest lead P1 4:27 (NYI 1, DET 0)
DET 1 largest lead P3 3:55 (NYI 1, DET 2) · 2-0 run, P3 2:03–P3 3:55
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:27 Emil Heineman (Mathew Barzal, Jonathan Drouin) NYI · slap shot · NYI 1, DET 0
  • P3 2:03 Axel Sandin-Pellikka (Lucas Raymond) DET · wrist shot · NYI 1, DET 1
  • P3 3:55 Alex DeBrincat (Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond) DET · Power play · snap shot · NYI 1, DET 2
  • P3 11:26 Scott Mayfield (Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Anders Lee) NYI · wrist shot · NYI 2, DET 2
  • P3 17:43 Alex DeBrincat (Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond) DET · Power play · snap shot · NYI 2, DET 3

Linescore

123 T
NYI 101 2
DET 003 3

Shots on goal: NYI 18, DET 21

Biggest Period

The Detroit Red Wings scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NYIDET
18Shots on goal21
51Shot attempts63
29Faceoff wins24
16Hits14
21Blocked shots19
0Power-play goals2
3Takeaways5
9Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes2
85.7%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI77418
DET85821

🎯 Shot Map

New York Islanders2 G · 30 attempts
Jonathan Drouin: saved (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netTony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Scott Mayfield: missed the netEmil Heineman: goal (slap)Anders Lee: saved (slap)Anthony Duclair: saved (wrist)Anders Lee: saved (snap)Anders Lee: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (snap)Ryan Pulock: saved (wrist)Mathew Barzal: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: missed the netKyle MacLean: saved (wrist)Travis Mitchell: saved (wrist)Adam Pelech: saved (slap)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netKyle MacLean: saved (wrist)Maxim Shabanov: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (slap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (wrist)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Travis Mitchell: missed the netJonathan Drouin: missed the netScott Mayfield: goal (wrist)Anders Lee: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals7% of attempts
  • 16Saved53% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net40% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings3 G · 41 attempts
Lucas Raymond: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: missed the netMoritz Seider: missed the netLucas Raymond: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Andrew Copp: saved (snap)Marco Kasper: saved (snap)Simon Edvinsson: saved (wrist)Dylan Larkin: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: saved (slap)Dylan Larkin: missed the netSimon Edvinsson: missed the netEmmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Elmer Soderblom: missed the netBen Chiarot: missed the netJohn Leonard: saved (snap)John Leonard: missed the netLucas Raymond: saved (snap)Dylan Larkin: missed the netBen Chiarot: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: missed the netJohn Leonard: saved (tip-in)Simon Edvinsson: saved (snap)Emmitt Finnie: saved (backhand)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: goal (wrist)Dylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: goal (snap)Michael Rasmussen: saved (wrist)James van Riemsdyk: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: missed the netJohn Leonard: missed the netMoritz Seider: missed the netMarco Kasper: saved (tip-in)Dylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: goal (snap)Dylan Larkin: missed the net
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 18Saved44% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net49% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Emil Heineman L 101+131516:57
Scott Mayfield D 101+110316:14
Mathew Barzal C 011+110022:26
Jonathan Drouin L 011+110020:47
Anders Lee L 011+130115:27
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 011+101114:58
Matthew Schaefer D 000010325:56
Ryan Pulock D 000-111422:42
Adam Pelech D 000010018:59
Tony DeAngelo D 000+120017:47
Maxim Shabanov R 000-100016:15
Travis Mitchell D 000+112115:04
Anthony Duclair L 000-110015:00
Simon Holmstrom R 000+100014:42
Casey Cizikas C 000002112:43
Kyle MacLean C 000022111:45
Calum Ritchie C 000-100111:28
Marc Gatcomb C 000007011:13
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin L 182185.7358:06
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Lucas Raymond L 033012219:51
Alex DeBrincat R 202061016:50
Moritz Seider D 022-101124:23
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 101+110217:36
Simon Edvinsson D 000-121125:05
Ben Chiarot D 000+111121:04
Dylan Larkin C 000-120120:55
Emmitt Finnie C 000-120017:25
Andrew Copp C 000011116:51
Albert Johansson D 000-100015:55
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000-102315:06
Michael Rasmussen C 000013114:37
J.T. Compher L 000000214:24
James van Riemsdyk L 000-100113:45
John Leonard L 000021113:02
Elmer Soderblom L 000000110:43
Marco Kasper C 000020010:22
Nate Danielson C 000001110:06
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
John Gibson W 161888.9260:00

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