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New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Islanders 3–2 on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Islanders 2 43-34-5
at Detroit Red Wings 3 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 1 0 1 2
Detroit Red Wings 0 0 3 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 7 7 4 18
Detroit Red Wings 8 5 8 21

Three stars

  1. A. DeBrincat, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
  2. L. Raymond, Detroit Red Wings (3 assists)
  3. S. Mayfield, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:27 New York Islanders Emil Heineman (11) Mathew Barzal (17), Jonathan Drouin (13) Even strength NYI 1, DET 0
3rd 02:03 Detroit Red Wings Axel Sandin-Pellikka (4) Lucas Raymond (25) Even strength NYI 1, DET 1
3rd 03:55 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (19) Moritz Seider (19), Lucas Raymond (26) Power play NYI 1, DET 2
3rd 11:26 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield (1) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (8), Anders Lee (13) Even strength NYI 2, DET 2
3rd 17:43 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat (20) Moritz Seider (20), Lucas Raymond (27) Power play NYI 2, DET 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 18 21
Power play 0 of 1 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 16 14
Blocked shots 21 19
Giveaways 9 13
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 29/53 (54.7%) 24/53 (45.3%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:42
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:00
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 53.3% 22:26
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 11:13
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 100% 15:27
29 J. Drouin L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 20:47
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 11:45
44 J. Pageau C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 54.5% 14:58
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 16:15
51 E. Heineman L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 5 0 16:57
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 12:43
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 11:28
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:59
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 0 22:42
24 S. Mayfield D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 3 0 16:14
38 T. Mitchell D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 15:04
48 M. Schaefer D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 25:56
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 17:47
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 21 18 3 .857 58:06 Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 54.5% 16:51
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 13:45
23 L. Raymond L 0 3 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:51
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 14:37
29 N. Danielson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 33.3% 10:06
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 56.3% 14:24
43 J. Leonard L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 13:02
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 17:25
71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 35.3% 20:55
85 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:43
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 10:22
93 A. DeBrincat R 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 2 16:50
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 21:04
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 15:55
25 J. Bernard-Docker D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 0 15:06
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 17:36
53 M. Seider D 0 2 2 -1 0 0 1 1 0 24:23
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 25:05
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 18 16 2 .889 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 18:10 Detroit Red Wings Simon Edvinsson Hooking 2
3rd 03:17 New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer Holding 2
3rd 16:50 New York Islanders Scott Mayfield Tripping 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Tyson Baker
New York Islanders scratches
Bo Horvat, Adam Boqvist, Maxim Tsyplakov
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Patrick Kane, Travis Hamonic

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Islanders 7 Final Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Utah Mammoth 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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