New York Islanders 2, Detroit Red Wings 3: final score and stats
Detroit Red Wings beat New York Islanders, New York Islanders 2 to Detroit Red Wings 3, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs New York Islanders.
NHLTuesday, December 16, 2025
DateDec 16, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVESPN+
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New York IslandersDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
19-12-3Record19-12-3
5th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
3-5Road record / home record4-6
LLLLWLast 5LLLLW
L4StreakL4
Team stats
New York IslandersDetroit Red Wings
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New York Islanders
Matias Maccelli LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveMathew Barzal C · Knee
Injured ReserveRyan Pulock D · Upper Body
OutCalum Ritchie C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAlexander Romanov D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReserveBox score
New York Islanders Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:26 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 20:26 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Cizikas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 12:24 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:47 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 18:47 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Duclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:00 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 13:58 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Gatcomb | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:57 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 16:47 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Holmstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 13:30 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 14:39 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLean | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:45 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 13:27 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calum Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:28 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxim Shabanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:15 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 14:25 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngelo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:47 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mayfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Travis Mitchell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:04 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Pelech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 17:28 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pulock | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 22:42 | 0:10 | 1:31 | 21:01 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Schaefer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:56 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 23:56 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
New York Islanders Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .857 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 58:06 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Compher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 13:22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 15:49 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:06 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:50 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 15:19 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 17:04 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:22 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:55 | 1:31 | 0:47 | 18:37 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Leonard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:02 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 13:49 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 18:20 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:43 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:45 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:06 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 13:54 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:04 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 19:52 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 25:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 25:05 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 15:07 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:36 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:23 | 1:31 | 0:48 | 22:04 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .889 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings?
Detroit Red Wings won, 3-2, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
What was the final score of New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings?
New York Islanders 2, Detroit Red Wings 3.
Who were the top performers?
New York Islanders: Scott Mayfield (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Alex DeBrincat (2 goals).
Where is New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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