National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Islanders 5, Detroit 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees: Chris Rooney, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 12864

Matt Moulson had two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders continued their domination of the visiting Detroit Red Wings with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday night.

John Tavares added a goal and two assists and Mark Streit contributed three assists for the Islanders, who beat the Red Wings for the fourth consecutive time.

Evgeni Nabokov turned aside 23 shots and Kyle Okposo and Michael Grabner also scored to help New York snap a two-game losing streak in which it was outscored 9-2.

Moulson's first-period power-play tally staked the Islanders to a 1-0 lead before they took command with three goals in the second.

Tavares, who briefly left after taking a puck to the face in the first 20 seconds of the session, doubled the lead seven minutes later to extend his points streak to six games.

Okposo and Grabner built the advantage to 4-0 before Justin Abdelkader got Detroit on the scoreboard 2 1/2 minutes into the third period.

Moulson capped off the rout with 20th goal of the season with six minutes to play in the game.

The Red Wings were without star winger Pavel Datsyuk, who sat out with a lower-body injury.
Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   NY Islanders
Justin Abdelkader 1 Points Matt Moulson 3
Justin Abdelkader 1 Goals Matt Moulson 2
Tomas Holmstrom 1 Assists Mark Streit 3
N/A Power Play Goals Matt Moulson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ty Conklin .833 Save Percentage Evgeni Nabokov .958
Ty Conklin 25 Saves Evgeni Nabokov 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 24 1 0-3 2-3 6 19
NY Islanders 30 5 1-3 3-3 6 31
Upcoming Games
  • NY Islanders will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Islanders have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .308 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .704 after a win and .467 after a loss.