Game Preview: Islanders at Red Wings

NEW YORK ISLANDERS (13-11-3) AT DETROIT RED WINGS (13-12-4)
7 PM | LITTLE CAESARS ARENA
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MORNING SKATE UPDATES
SEASON SERIES [0-0-0]
Saturday is the first of three meetings between the Islanders and Red Wings this season. The teams will meet next Saturday (Dec. 15) at NYCB LIVE and again on March 16 in Detroit.
The Isles took two of three from Detroit last season, with both Islander wins coming in overtime, including the Islanders wild 7-6 comeback win in Brooklyn. The Islanders The Isles are 7-3-0 in their last 10 visit to the Motor City and are 4-2-1 in their last 7 games between the teams.

ISLANDERS NOTES:
-- Anders Lee is riding a four-game goal streak and leads the Islanders with 11 goals this season.
-- The Islanders have lost two straight games and have scored two or fewer goals in four of their last five contests. The Islanders (29 points) are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins (29 points) for fourth in the Metropolitan Division, one point back of the Carolina Hurricanes (30 points) for third place.
-- The Islanders power play is 0-for-19 over the team's past nine games.
-- Josh Bailey is sitting on 399 career points.
-- Robin Lehner took the ice after the team's morning skate on Thursday, his first on-ice session since being sidelined with a tweak on Tuesday. With the Islanders getting a day off on Friday, Lehner's status is unknown. UPDATE: Lehner will likely back up Thomas Greiss.
-- Christopher Gibson, who was recalled from Bridgeport on Tuesday, made his season debut in a relief appearance vs Pittsburgh. Gibson stopped six of seven shots.
-- Tom Kuhnhackl is a game-time decision for Saturday's contest.
Read more in our morning skate updates. 

RED WINGS NOTES:
-- The Red Wings are coming off a 5-4 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. The Red Wings are 2-1-1 in their last four games.
-- Detroit (30 points) is currently two points back of the Boston Bruins for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
-- Dylan Larkin and Gustav Nyquist lead the Red Wings with 26 points. Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou co-lead Detroit with 11 goals, while Nyquist paces the team with 19 assists.
-- Larkin has five points (2G, 3A) in his past four games, while Nyquist has 10 points (5G, 5A) in his last six games. Nyquist and Larkin have played the past two games on the same line with Anthony Mantha breaking his hand vs Colorado on Sunday.
-- The Red Wings have the NHL's 31st-ranked home penalty kill at 69.2%.
-- Jonathan Bernier will start in goal for the Red Wings.