Red Wings win in OT, hand Islanders 10th straight loss

DETROIT -- The New York Islanders lost their 10th straight game when Moritz Seider scored at 3:33 of overtime, giving the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

"I thought we played well tonight, so it is disappointing to not get two points out of this one," Islanders coach Barry Trotz said. "We got a boost from our special teams, we created chances and we played well defensively.
"We could have gotten two points, but we got one."
Seider scored from the left face-off circle for his second overtime goal of the season and gave the Red Wings their fifth straight victory. It is their longest winning streak since they won six in a row March 23-April 2, 2019.
"I knew that if I missed the one-timer, it was going to be a 2-on-1 break the other way," the rookie defenseman said. "I think the whole team has gained a lot of confidence from this winning streak."

Givani Smith had a goal and an assist, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 20 saves for Detroit (13-9-3).
"I think we made a conscious effort to defend the inside of the ice tonight," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "When you are willing to sacrifice and block shots, you are rewarded with chances at the other end."
Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice, and Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves for New York (5-10-4), which was outscored 4-0 at even strength.
"It was great to get the power play going tonight, but we can't expect to win games without scoring at even strength," Wahlstrom said.

The Islanders took a 1-0 lead on Cal Clutterbuck's shorthanded goal at 2:45 of the first period. Clutterbuck took the puck down the left wing, beat Red Wings forward Filip Zadina and cut across the slot to slip the puck past Nedeljkovic.
Filip Hronek tied it 1-1 at 5:18 with a long wrist shot through traffic, and Sam Gagner scored from a sharp angle to make it 2-1 at 7:37.
"Our game wasn't perfect tonight, but we were able to compete and grind our way past mistakes," Blashill said. "That's part of winning games in this league. Every team is so close that you have to be working hard to have a chance."
Wahlstrom's power-play goal tied it 2-2 at 10:49 of the second period, but Smith put the Red Wings ahead 3-2 at 13:19 on a 2-on-1 with Gagner.
"I thought we were great for the first 10 or 12 minutes of the second period -- I'm not even sure they had a shot," Trotz said. "But Detroit did a great job of blocking shots and they eventually turned one into a 2-on-1 the other way."

Wahlstrom scored his second power-play goal at 12:33 of the third period to make it 3-3.
"I was really happy with the way we came back from being down 2-1 and again from being down 3-2," Trotz said. "With everything we've been through, especially how long it has been since we've gotten a win, it is tough to keep fighting when you get down."
NOTES: Red Wings defenseman Gustav Lindstrom left the game in the second period with a lower-body injury. Blashill said he didn't expect an update until Monday. … Detroit defenseman Nick Leddy played 21:48 facing New York for the first time since it traded him to the Red Wings on July 16. He played seven seasons for the Islanders, scoring 243 points (45 goals, 198 assists) in 518 games. ... New York last won Nov. 6 when it defeated the Winnipeg Jets 2-0 on the road.