National Hockey League
Detroit 6, NY Islanders 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 21, 2024
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, David Brisebois
Attendance: 18868

Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp each scored two goals to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-3 home win over the New York Islanders on Thursday.

Christian Fischer added a goal and two assists for Detroit (36-28-6, 78 points), which moved five points ahead of the Islanders (29-25-15, 73 points) in the hunt for a wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference.

The Islanders have lost six straight.

With the game tied 1-1 in the second period, Detroit scored four straight goals to take a 5-1 lead early in the third period.

Copp made it 2-1 Detroit with 4:00 left in the second when he banged home a rebound into an open net, and then Larkin gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with 1:52 left in the second when he took a pass from Alex DeBrincat in between the face-off circles and rifled a shot past Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin.

With 14:48 remaining in the game, Copp gave the Red Wings a 4-1 lead when he pounced on a loose puck to the right of Sorokin and fired it in.

Patrick Kane then put Detroit up 5-1 with 13:38 left when he took a pass from DeBrincat on a 2-on-1 and shot the puck into an open goal.

The Islanders cut Detroit's lead to 5-2 on a goal by Jean-Gabriel Pageau with 10:26 left and then made it 5-3 with 8:40 remaining on a goal by Matthew Barzal.

But Larkin essentially iced the game when he scored his second with 3:45 remaining to put Detroit up 6-3.

After a scoreless first period, Detroit opened the scoring with 8:45 left in the second when Fischer skated in all alone on the New York goal and beat Sorokin between the legs to put the Red Wings up 1-0.

The Islanders answered 2:10 later, tying the game at 1-1 when Mike Reilly fired an innocent looking shot from the blue line that trickled through the pads of Detroit goalie James Reimer with 6:35 remaining in the second.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Detroit
Mathew Barzal 1 Points Christian Fischer 3
Mathew Barzal 1 Goals Andrew Copp 2
Casey Cizikas 1 Assists Christian Fischer 2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ilya Sorokin .783 Save Percentage James Reimer .917
Ilya Sorokin 18 Saves James Reimer 33
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 36 3 1-4 2-2 4 38
Detroit 24 6 0-2 3-4 8 28
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .528 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Islanders have a W/L % of .483 after a win and .375 after a loss.