Time: 7:00pm ET
Place: Little Caesar’s Arena
TV: FSD, MS2
Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket, 1270 AM
Isles blog: Lighthouse Hockey
The Wings had a 4 game point streak snapped on Thursday with a loss to the Habs. Yes, they had 3 wins and an OT loss. Yes, it was the same Red Wings.
Tonight’s game against the Islanders is not high stakes as we are both solidly bad, but it could be a critical loss for #TeamTank as we (72 pts) are in a tight race with Montreal (71 pts) and Arizona (70 pts) for position. We could potentially finish as low as 29th in the standings.
The Islanders are bringing a two-game winning streak (Flyers, Rangers) and a bit of baggage with them to Detroit. Most importantly, is this the last game for John Tavares in an Islanders uniform? He has now missed the playoffs 6 times in his 9 year career. Management obviously wants him to stay, but he could become an unrestricted free agent in July.
Michigan-native Coach Doug Weight is feeling the…weight…of the disappointing season and has said he personally needs to work harder. It’s not going to be a fun offseason for him if Tavares walks.
The Wings will be fighting hard to give the hometown fans one last hurrah and go out with a little pride. The players know the weight the logo on their chest carries, and will do their best to respect that, as there have been a number of embarrassing losses already this season.
No games are truly meaningless, so one last time…LET’S GO RED WINGS!
Somebody throw an octopus.
DETROIT RED WINGS
Tyler Bertuzzi – Henrik Zetterberg – Gustav Nyquist
Anthony Mantha – Dylan Larkin – Darren Helm
David Booth – Frans Nielsen – Justin Abdelkader
Luke Witkowski – Andreas Athansiou – Martin Frk
Jonathan Ericsson – Trevor Daley
Danny DeKeyser – Xavier Ouellet
Niklas Kronwall – Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Jared Coreau
New York Islanders
Anders Lee – John Tavares – Josh Bailey
Anthony Beaulivier – Mathew Barzal – Jordan Eberle
Andrew Ladd – Brock Nelson – Shane Prince
Ross Johnston – Chris Wagner – Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy – Dennis Seidenberg
Thomas Hickey – Brandon Davidson
Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock
Jaroslav Halak
Thomas Greiss
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Game Day Prediction Contest
Would you like to predict the outcome of the game and potentially become internet famous? Well you’re in luck, because here’s your opportunity. Here’s how it works.
First off, if you don’t have an SBN Username, make one! We’d love to have you, plus it’s much easier to track your predictions season-long. Then make your guess on the winning team, final score, and who the Red Wings player of the game will be. Enter the required information into the form below using the formats indicated. If you don’t use those formats, your answers will be disregarded. All submissions are timestamped and will be accepted only until the official game start time. Only one submission per person, please. The Red Wings POTG will be determined by the collective of WiiM writers.
Each correct winning team prediction is worth 1 point. Each correct player of the game prediction is worth 3 points. Each correct final score prediction is worth 5 points. If you get all three correct, you’ll receive 15 points.
Good luck!
