Skip to content
daily.hockey

New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Saturday, November 21, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

New York IslandersNY IslandersIslandersAway

vs

Detroit Red WingsDetroitRed WingsHome

DSN · MSGSN2

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, November 21, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and MSGSN2.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Islanders

Game 2 of a road trip: Winnipeg, now Detroit.

  1. 112026-11-11: no game
  2. 122026-11-12: at LAK
  3. 132026-11-13: no game
  4. 142026-11-14: at ANA
  5. 152026-11-15: no game
  6. 162026-11-16: no game
  7. 172026-11-17: vs CBJ
  8. 182026-11-18: no game
  9. 192026-11-19: at WPG
  10. 202026-11-20: no game
  11. 212026-11-21: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~850 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,145 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 112026-11-11: no game
  2. 122026-11-12: at FLA
  3. 132026-11-13: no game
  4. 142026-11-14: at TBL
  5. 152026-11-15: no game
  6. 162026-11-16: no game
  7. 172026-11-17: no game
  8. 182026-11-18: vs BOS
  9. 192026-11-19: no game
  10. 202026-11-20: no game
  11. 212026-11-21: vs NYI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYI 33% (11th most often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series