nhl Game Recap
Detroit Skates Past New York 6-3 - Recap
Detroit earned a 6-3 victory over New York behind a 2-goal performance from Andrew Copp on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
Detroit was an underdog by -105 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Andrew Copp(2), Dylan Larkin(2), Christian Fischer, and Patrick Kane each scored for the Red Wings in the victory. Fischer opened the scoring for Detroit.
James Reimer turned in a 33-save effort for the Red Wings.
Mathew Barzal, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Mike Reilly scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind James Reimer.
New York got a 18-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
On the power play, Detroit went 0-for-2, while the Islanders were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 36-24.
Next game, Detroit takes its act on the road to face Nashville looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Winnipeg.