NHL Betting Preview: Islanders vs Red Wings

The New York Islanders square off against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Thursday, November 20.

Don’t Expect Fireworks

We don’t think the Islanders and the Red Wings are going to score too many times. Our prediction is to grab the -132 that there are Under 6.5 goals.

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Islanders Beat Red Wings in their Previous Meeting

New York Islanders got the win in their previous game. A 3-2 triumph occurred on the road at American Airlines Center when playing Dallas Stars. Kyle Palmieri, Bo Horvat and Calum Ritchie scored one goal apiece.

Detroit Red Wings last game was a 4-2 home win. This victory over Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena made it back-to-back victories. Lucas Raymond was among the goalscorers where four different players found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Islanders triumphed 7-2 when they last played the Red Wings. This head-to-head was played at UBS Arena. The past 10 games between the teams have seen the Red Wings win six times.

Starting Goalies

Ilya Sorokin (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	6-5-2	2.9	.898	1
23/24	25-19-12	3.01	.908	2

John Gibson (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	4-5-1	3.3	.875	0
23/24	13-27-1	3.54	.888	0

New York Islanders – Last 10 Games

7 wins, 2 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.0 goals from 26.8 shots on goal, with a 11.4% powerplay efficiency. The Islanders have given up 2.4 goals from 27.6 shots, averaging 4.0 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 92.5%.

Bo Horvat is the top points scorer with 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, with Emil Heineman racking up 8 points, 4 goals and 4 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Ilya Sorokin have a 1.96 goal against average with a .931 save percentage, including one shutout.

Detroit Red Wings – Last 10 Games

The Red Wings have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.5 goals from 32.2 shots on goal, with a 16.7% powerplay efficiency. They have been conceding 3.1 goals from 26.5 shots, averaging 3.6 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 80.6%.

The top points scorer is Lucas Raymond with 14 points, 4 goals and 10 assists, while Alex DeBrincat is next best after having 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Cam Talbot have a 2.37 GAA with a .904 SV%.

New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

We’re not anticipating the net to be found frequently and that directs us to an Unders pick on the total goals line. Let’s grab the -132 that this outcome happens in the NHL game.

Recent form is always part of the equation and we combine it with team news as soon as it’s available. To deliver expert hockey picks, our handicappers also analyze the latest NHL stats to ensure we’re working with the best information possible.

Key Islanders vs Red Wings stats:

The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Islanders games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Islanders games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 3 Islanders games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Red Wings games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in 12 of the last 20 Red Wings games.
The 6.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Red Wings games.

Under 6.5 Probability

If you go by the top NHL betting sites, our pick has a 56.8% chance of delivering a return. Based on our analysts in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Emil Heineman To Score +300

Emil Heineman (Islanders) has found the net in 3 of the past 5 games. We’ll take a chance at +300 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds looks really appealing.

Same Game Parlay Picks

Totals Under 6.5

Puck Line Islanders +1.5

To Score Emil Heineman

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with Under 6.5 goals. We’ve also gone for the Islanders 1.5 and Emil Heineman (Islanders) to score at least once.

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Correct Score Prediction

Islanders

4 - 1 Red Wings logo

Red Wings

An exciting bet could be a 4-1 victory in favor of the Islanders at odds of +1700. A correct score wager provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Latest Correct Score Odds

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New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Books Have Red Wings as Favorites

With a 58% chance of securing victory, Detroit Red Wings are favorites for this game and the sportsbooks have them at betting odds of -139. New York Islanders are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +116.

The puck line is calculated to be 1.5, while total goals comes in at 6.5. Having a bet on Totals is one of the most popular hockey wagers. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of +108.

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Moneyline

3-Way Moneyline

Puck Line

Total Goals

Alex DeBrincat Favorite to Score the First Goal

Alex DeBrincat is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +900. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +125.

Player Goals

Alex DeBrincat (Red Wings)

Dylan Larkin (Red Wings)

Bo Horvat (Islanders)

Lucas Raymond (Red Wings)

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Last 5 Games

Islanders

NHL: 19/11 Islanders3 Stars 2
NHL: 17/11 Islanders1 Avalanche 4
NHL: 15/11 Islanders3 Mammoth 2
NHL: 14/11 Islanders4 Golden Knights 3
NHL: 11/11 Islanders3 Devils 2

Red Wings

NHL: 19/11 Kraken2 Red Wings 4
NHL: 17/11 Red Wings2 Rangers 1
NHL: 16/11 Sabres5 Red Wings 4
NHL: 14/11 Ducks3 Red Wings 6
NHL: 09/11 Blackhawks5 Red Wings 1

Head to Head

NY Islanders vs Detroit

NHL: 24/10 2025 Red Wings 2 Islanders 7
NHL: 26/11 2024 Red Wings 4 Islanders 2
NHL: 22/11 2024 Islanders 1 Red Wings 2
NHL: 23/10 2024 Red Wings 1 Islanders 0
NHL: 22/03 2024 Islanders 3 Red Wings 6
NHL: 01/03 2024 Islanders 5 Red Wings 3
NHL: 31/10 2023 Red Wings 4 Islanders 3
NHL: 04/03 2023 Red Wings 1 Islanders 4
NHL: 28/01 2023 Red Wings 0 Islanders 2
NHL: 05/11 2022 Islanders 0 Red Wings 3

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

New York Islanders Stats

Detroit Red Wings Stats

Moneyline

7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 games
6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 8 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 7 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 6 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.50 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 3.00 goals and allowed 2.50 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.90 pts and allowed 2.90 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 5.80 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 6.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.70 goals and allowed 3.10 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.80 goals and allowed 3.00 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 26.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.3
Penalties: 4
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 10.1
Blocks: 12.6
Faceoff Wins : 29.9
Hits: 14.1
Giveaways: 15.8
Takeaways: 4.5

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.4
Shots: 25.8
Goals Shorthanded: 0.4
Penalties: 4.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 11.3
Blocks: 12.6
Faceoff Wins : 29.7
Hits: 16.8
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 4.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 32.2
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.6
Empty Net Goals: 0.2
Penalty Minutes: 9.1
Blocks: 16.2
Faceoff Wins : 31.8
Hits: 17.7
Giveaways: 17.4
Takeaways: 3.7

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 31.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0.8
Penalty Minutes: 7.7
Blocks: 16.7
Faceoff Wins : 31.9
Hits: 20.7
Giveaways: 16.6
Takeaways: 3.8

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New York Islanders Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
14	Bo Horvat	20	20.63	13	11	24	12
21	Kyle Palmieri	20	19.33	6	10	16	-1
13	Mathew Barzal	19	20.87	5	10	15	6

48	Matthew Schaefer	20	22.5	7	8	15	4
29	Jonathan Drouin	19	18.03	3	11	14	5
51	Emil Heineman	20	14.9	9	5	14	6
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	20	15.42	6	6	12	0
27	Anders Lee	20	14.94	3	8	11	-3
74	Simon Holmstroem	19	15.68	4	5	9	-6
6	Ryan Pulock	20	20.19	0	8	8	4
77	Anthony DeAngelo	20	17.04	1	7	8	-3
11	Anthony Duclair	20	13.17	3	4	7	3
24	Scott Mayfield	18	18.93	0	3	3	0
53	Casey Cizikas	20	9.75	1	2	3	-7
49	Maxim Shabanov	8	11.65	1	2	3	-4
3	Adam Pelech	20	19.31	0	2	2	9
41	Marshall Warren	2	12.15	0	2	2	1
28	Alexander Romanov	15	19.45	0	1	1	-7
7	Maxim Tsyplakov	13	9.08	1	0	1	-6
32	Kyle Maclean	10	9.58	0	1	1	-5
64	Calum Ritchie	10	10.75	1	0	1	0
34	Adam Boqvist	6	12.68	0	0	0	1
43	Marc Gatcomb	1	8.6	0	0	0	0

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
30	Ilya Sorokin	13	2.91	0.898
33	David Rittich	7	2.99	0.896

Detroit Red Wings Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
71	Dylan Larkin	20	20.62	12	12	24	9
93	Alex DeBrincat	20	17.87	9	14	23	-1
23	Lucas Raymond	18	18.03	6	16	22	6

53	Moritz Seider	20	25.06	2	10	12	1
88	Patrick Kane	11	17.1	3	6	9	-7
58	Emmitt Finnie	20	16.35	5	4	9	4
18	Andrew Copp	20	14.52	1	7	8	-7
22	Mason Appleton	20	13.97	3	5	8	-2
	Axel Sandin Pellikka	20	18.82	2	4	6	-8
37	J.T. Compher	20	16.39	3	3	6	-2
48	Jonatan Berggren	12	12.49	2	4	6	-3
77	Simon Edvinsson	20	21.4	3	3	6	-2
27	Michael Rasmussen	18	11.62	2	3	5	-3
8	Ben Chiarot	20	20.94	1	3	4	4
92	Marco Kasper	20	15.09	3	0	3	-8
29	Nate Danielson	5	12.38	1	1	2	1
21	James van Riemsdyk	15	11.93	1	1	2	-3
20	Albert Johansson	20	15.23	0	2	2	-4
23	Travis Hamonic	11	13.94	0	1	1	-3
85	Elmer Soederblom	11	10.45	1	0	1	-4
24	Jacob Bernard-Docker	10	12.96	0	1	1	4
28	Michael Brandsegg-Nygaard	9	12.46	0	1	1	-5

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
36	John Gibson	11	3.31	0.876
39	Cam Talbot	11	2.64	0.897

Injuries & Suspensions

New York Islanders Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Pierre Engvall

Injured

Semyon Varlamov

Injured

Ethan Bear

Injured

Simon Holmstroem

Injured

Alexander Romanov

Injured

Detroit Red Wings Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous New York Islanders Lineups

18 Nov NHL

Islanders 3-2 Stars

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	20	13	5	2	28	0.7	9	12	73	58	15	6-2-1	7-3-1	1-1	6-4	1L
2 New Jersey	19	13	5	1	27	0.711	8	11	62	57	5	7-0-1	6-5-0	2-0	5-5	1L
3 Pittsburgh	19	10	5	4	24	0.632	10	10	62	50	12	5-2-1	5-3-3	0-3	4-6	1W
4 NY Islanders	20	11	7	2	24	0.6	8	11	64	64	0	4-3-1	7-4-1	0-2	7-3	1W
5 Washington	20	10	8	2	22	0.55	9	10	60	53	7	6-4-1	4-4-1	0-2	4-6	2W
6 Columbus	20	10	8	2	22	0.55	6	7	62	65	-3	5-3-1	5-5-1	3-1	4-6	1L
7 NY Rangers	21	10	9	2	22	0.524	7	9	53	52	1	1-7-1	9-2-1	1-0	6-4	2L
8 Philadelphia	18	9	6	3	21	0.583	4	5	51	51	0	6-3-2	3-3-1	4-0	5-5	1L

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Detroit	20	12	7	1	25	0.625	9	10	62	62	0	7-3-1	5-4-0	2-0	5-5	2W
2 Boston	22	12	10	0	24	0.545	8	11	72	73	-1	8-4-0	4-6-0	1-0	7-3	2L
3 Montreal	19	10	6	3	23	0.605	5	10	63	66	-3	5-4-1	5-2-2	0-2	4-6	4L
4 Tampa Bay	19	10	7	2	22	0.579	8	10	59	56	3	5-5-0	5-2-2	0-0	7-3	1W
5 Ottawa	19	9	6	4	22	0.579	6	7	64	65	-1	6-3-2	3-3-2	2-0	5-5	1L
6 Florida	19	10	8	1	21	0.553	9	9	58	59	-1	7-2-1	3-6-0	1-1	6-4	1W
7 Toronto	20	9	9	2	20	0.5	6	9	70	74	-4	8-4-2	1-5-0	0-0	4-6	1W
8 Buffalo	20	7	9	4	18	0.45	5	6	58	71	-13	6-4-2	1-5-2	1-0	3-7	1L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	19	13	1	5	31	0.816	12	13	78	47	31	7-0-2	6-1-3	0-2	8-2	6W
2 Dallas	20	12	5	3	27	0.675	9	10	66	57	9	6-4-1	6-1-2	2-1	6-4	1L
3 Winnipeg	19	12	7	0	24	0.632	10	11	64	52	12	6-3-0	6-4-0	1-0	6-4	2W
4 Chicago	19	10	5	4	24	0.632	9	10	64	49	15	5-2-2	5-3-2	0-1	6-4	2W
5 Minnesota	21	10	7	4	24	0.571	6	8	60	64	-4	7-3-3	3-4-1	2-0	7-3	3W
6 Utah	20	10	7	3	23	0.575	7	10	62	61	1	5-1-1	5-6-2	0-0	2-8	3L
7 St Louis	20	6	9	5	17	0.425	6	6	55	78	-23	3-5-4	3-4-1	0-2	3-7	3L
8 Nashville	20	6	10	4	16	0.4	4	5	49	70	-21	5-5-2	1-5-2	1-0	2-8	1L

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Anaheim	20	13	6	1	27	0.675	9	12	74	63	11	7-1-0	6-5-1	1-0	7-3	2W
2 Vegas	19	9	4	6	24	0.632	8	9	60	55	5	5-3-3	4-1-3	0-1	4-6	1W
3 LA Kings	20	10	6	4	24	0.6	6	9	56	57	-1	1-4-2	9-2-2	1-3	6-4	1L
4 Seattle	19	9	5	5	23	0.605	6	9	51	54	-3	6-1-3	3-4-2	0-2	4-6	1L
5 Edmonton	22	9	9	4	22	0.5	4	9	67	82	-15	5-1-2	4-8-2	0-2	4-6	2L
6 San Jose	20	9	8	3	21	0.525	4	9	59	65	-6	5-3-3	4-5-0	0-1	7-3	1W
7 Vancouver	21	9	10	2	20	0.476	5	7	67	77	-10	3-5-1	6-5-1	2-0	4-6	1L
8 Calgary	22	6	13	3	15	0.341	5	5	51	69	-18	3-4-2	3-9-1	1-2	4-6	1W

New York Islanders

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NHL Betting Preview: Islanders vs Red Wings

Head-to-Head Statistics

Starting Goalies

New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction & Picks

Game Prediction

Under 6.5 Probability

Player Prop Picks

Same Game Parlay Picks

Correct Score Prediction

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Player Goals

Head to Head

Injuries & Suspensions

New York Islanders Injury Table

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Starting Lineups

Previous New York Islanders Lineups

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