The Red Wings hope it was just a small blip in what was a solid start to the young season, and look to continue their strong play on home ice. Along with sweeping their three-game road trip last week, Detroit is 4-1-0 at LCA this season.

Matthew Schaefer went point-less for the first time in his NHL career, and thus fell one game short of Alexandre Daigle’s record points streak for an 18-year-old in the expansion era. Given that it came on a night when 12 other Islanders recorded at least one point, everyone involved was OK with the tradeoff.

Detroit aims to rebound from their first leg of a road back-to-back when taking on the Islanders and rookie sensation Matthew Schaefer, igniting a battle of emerging young stars.

The Toronto Maple Leafs make the short trip across the border as they visit the Buffalo Sabres in an Atlantic Division clash Friday.