Tonight, the New York Islanders head to the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit to face the Detroit Red Wings in the two teams' 108th all-time meeting, 53rd at Detroit., and the 2nd of 3 meetings between the two teams this season. This is the first of two meetings in Detroit this season.
In the Islanders' last game, Alan Quine, Ryan Strome & Johnny Boychuk each tallied goals to help the Islanders close out their season-long homestand with a win over the Washington Capitals. Casey Cizikas recorded his 100th NHL point while Thomas Greiss made 28 saves in the 3-2 victory.
The Islanders' top scorers against Detroit are Jason Chimera (7-15-22 in 49 GP), Andrew Ladd (11-7-18 in 26 GP), John Tavares (4-12-16 in 13 GP), Nick Leddy (3-8-11 in 24 GP), and Cal Clutterbuck (5-4-9 in 29 GP).
The Red Wings' top scorers against the Islanders are Thomas Vanek (11-13-24 in 35 GP), Mike Green (7-11-18 in 31 GP), Tomas Tatar (4-6-10 in 11 GP), Henrik Zetterberg (3-7-10 in 17 GP), and Darren Helm (3-5-8 in 11 GP).
Islander forward Jason Chimera has a chance to play in his 1000th NHL game tonight in Detroit. He currently sits at 999 games played, good for 20th among all active NHLers. Chimera made his NHL debut in December of 2000 and over his 16-year NHL career, has played for Edmonton, Columbus, Washington & the Islanders.
Since Jan. 13, Islanders captain, John Tavares leads the NHL in goals (8) and points (14). Thomas Greiss is 12-3-3 in his last 17 and is currently riding a five game point steak (4-0-1), since Jan. 13 Greiss leads in NHL in saves made with 232. Josh Bailey has eight points (3G, 5A) in his last nine games. Jason Chimera has six points (5G, 1A) in his last nine games. Nikolay Kulemin has five points (3G, 2A) in seven games. Nick Leddy has 11 points (3G, 8A) in nine games. Anders Lee has seven points (3G, 4A) in his last seven games.
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