NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 11/20/2025

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New York Islanders (11-7-2, 24 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (12-7-1, 25 pts)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Thursday, November 20
Time: 7:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN/FDSNDET
Radio: 103.9 FM/97.1 The Ticket

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New York Islanders News & Notes:

The Islanders got back in the win column on Tuesday with a 3-2 win over the Stars. They’ve won five of their last six games, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings won their second straight game 4-2 over the Kraken on Tuesday. They have points in four straight games, averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Heineman-Horvat-Palmieri
Drouin-Barzal-Shabanov
Lee-Pageau-Duclair
Cizikas-Ritchie-Tsyplakov

Schaefer-Pulock
Pelech-DeAngelo
Romanov-Mayfield

Sorokin
Rittich

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

DeBrincat-Larkin-Raymond
Finnie-Compher-Kane
Kasper-Danielson-Appleton
van Riemsdyk-Copp-Rasmussen

Edvinson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Hamonic

Talbot
Gibson

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Emil Heineman had two of the Islanders’ seven goals in the win over the Red Wings back on October 23rd.

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin scored one of the two Red Wings goals in their loss to the Islanders back in October.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

F Pierre Engvall – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
D Ethan Bear – IR
F Simon Holmstrom – DTD

Detroit

None

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