National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 4, NY Islanders 1
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Chris Rooney, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Tony Sericolo, Don Henderson
Attendance: 20027

Red Wings 4, Islanders 1: Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist each scored a power-play goal to help host Detroit defeat New York.

Defensemen Brendan Smith and Jonathan Ericsson also tallied for the Red Wings, who topped the Islanders at home for the first time since Nov. 28, 2003. Petr Mrazek made 22 saves after allowing at least four goals in each of his previous three appearances.

Blue-liner Lubomir Visnovsky tallied for New York, which was 2-for-4 on the penalty kill. Chad Johnson stopped 15 shots in his first start since Jan. 10.

Tatar opened the scoring by burying a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle 5:29 into the game. Smith doubled Detroit’s advantage in the final minute of the second period with a one-timer off a feed from Tomas Jurco.

Visnovsky halved the deficit 5:24 into the third with a shot from the slot while Smith served an interference penalty. Ericsson gave the Red Wings some breathing room 3:57 later with a point shot through traffic and Nyquist sealed the victory with 6:52 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit’s league-best power play is 30-for-101 at home. … Islanders captain John Tavares saw his five-game point streak come to an end, finishing the contest with three shots in 19:56 of ice time. … Detroit improved to 10-3-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Detroit
Lubomir Visnovsky 1 Points Jonathan Ericsson 1
Lubomir Visnovsky 1 Goals Jonathan Ericsson 1
Brock Nelson 1 Assists Pavel Datsyuk 1
Lubomir Visnovsky 1 Power Play Goals Gustav Nyquist 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Chad Johnson .789 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .957
Chad Johnson 15 Saves Petr Mrazek 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 23 1 1-4 2-4 10 33
Detroit 19 4 2-4 3-4 10 21
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .552 after a win and .619 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Florida. The Islanders have a W/L % of .719 after a win and .529 after a loss.