Saturday 28 March 2015

PREVIEW: Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders Sunday, March 29th @ 5pm ET

The Detroit Red Wings plan on riding a strong effort in their 4-0 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning when they face the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum. The Red Wings kept pace with the Boston Bruins who won today against the New York Rangers and remain 5 points ahead. Game time is 5pm ET.

Last 10 Games

Detroit: 4-5-1, currently in 6th place in the Eastern Conference & 3rd in the Atlantic Division with a 40-22-12 overall record.

New York Islanders:  2-6-2, currently in 5th place in the Eastern Conference & 3rd in the Metropolitan Division with a 44-27-5 overall record.

VS. This Season

1-1 tie.

VS. Last 5 Years


5-2 in favor of the New York Islanders.

Courtesy of: New York Post
Expected Goaltenders

Detroit: Petr Mrazek (15-7-1)

New York Islanders
: Jaroslav Halak (35-16-2)


Players To Watch

Detroit:
 Petr Mrazek looks to build on his strong outing against Tampa Bay and was solid after replacing Jimmy Howard in the Red Wings’ 6-4 loss to San Jose this past week. It is anticipated that Coach Mike Babcock will keep Howard out a few more games and continue to play Mrazek who is the better goalie during this crucial stretch of the regular season. Justin Abdelkader continues to find the net and has 6 points (4G, 2 A) in his past 5 games.

New York Islanders: Ryan Strome has 4 points (1G, 3A) in his past 5 games. He is 2nd in team scoring behind John Tavares with 47 points (15G, 32A).

Injuries*

Detroit: Johan Franzen (out, concussion)
              Jonas Gustavsson (out, concussion)
              
Erik Cole (day-to-day, upper body injury)
              Riley Sheahan (day-to-day, upper body injury)          
New York Islanders: Mikhail Grabovski (out, concussion)

* As of March 28th