Alex DeBrincat's Power-Play Goals Lead Red Wings Past Islanders

Alex DeBrincat's power-play goals lead Red Wings past Islanders

Sloppy Islanders put up a fight but fall late in tough loss to Red Wings

Throughout both of the games the Islanders have played without Bo Horvat, it’s been bend-don’t-break hockey. They finally broke in the third period Tuesday, ceding a one-goal lead they’d hung onto for most of the night by the skin of their teeth and losing a 3-2 decision to the Red Wings on Alex DeBrincat’s late power-play winner.

DeBrincat scores twice in 3rd period to help Red Wings beat Islanders 3-2

Alex DeBrincat scored two power-play goals in the third period as the Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Islanders 3-2.

DeBrincat scores twice, Wings rally for 3-2 win over Islanders

The Red Wings rallied from a 1-0 deficit and then snapped a tie, to defeat the New York Islanders, 3-2.

REC DeBrincat strikes twice in final frame to help Red Wings rally past Islanders, 3-2

In total, Detroit has compiled a 45-30-7 record (97 points) in its first 82 games under McLellan

Red Wings-Islanders Tweetcap: Detroit escapes the first-game-back trap, earns a measure of revenge vs. the Isles

The Detroit Red Wings opened their pre-Christmas stretch run by hosting the New York Islanders on Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena, facing a team that’s won 3 straight and 6 of their past 7 games. The Islanders have also pummeled the Red Wings in their first two meetings, defeating Detroit 7-2 and then 5-0, so there was a bit of a revenge factor involved in tonight’s affair. The Red Wings are also in a situation where they need to accumulate as m…