On the road in Detroit, the New York Islanders won a grit-filled game over the Red Wings. The game featured fights from unlikely fighters and goals from unlikely goal scorers in one of the more entertaining games of the season.
In the first period, the Red Wings controlled the entire period. They got the scoring on the board just 4:59 into the game courtesy of Just Abdelkader. It appeared that Detroit would score again seconds later, but upon further review Detroit was offside.
The Isles caught a huge break at the time. That’s until Niklas Kronwall scored his first of the year to give Detroit a two-goal lead.