Lyon makes 29 saves, Red Wings shut out Islanders

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alex Lyon made 29 saves for the Detroit Red Wings in a 1-0 win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday.

It was Lyon's first shutout this season and his fourth in the NHL.

“I’m always nervous, but generally, you don’t know if it’s going to be a good night, but generally, you know if it’s going to be a bad night, so that’s a bit more stressful,” Lyon said. “I wasn’t coming into the game feeling like, ‘Oh, I’m feeling it,’ or anything like that. ... I thought we did a really good job keeping them to the perimeter.”

Patrick Kane scored his first goal of the season for the Red Wings (3-3-0), who have won two straight.

“There's going to be nights throughout your season that you're not going to have your legs, and I knew early on we didn't,” Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said. "I tried to manage it. I thought we at least managed the puck a little bit better. In the first period, we didn't manage the puck at all. But for the most part, it's a really good defensive effort. I think the lack of legs showed up on the offensive side of things, but it didn't on the defensive side of things.”

Ilya Sorokin made 10 saves for the Islanders (2-2-2), who were shut out for the third time this season.

New York also lost 1-0 in overtime to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.

“That’s not the result we wanted, our fans as well,” Islanders coach Patrick Roy said. “But at the end of the night, it was 29-[11] shots on net. I don't know how many chances against. We dominated in every department of the game, so the only thing I wish we could have done better is get in front of the net for the screens and keep making the goalie not see those shots.”

The Red Wings scored on their first shot of the game to take a 1-0 lead at 8:54 of the first period. Vladimir Tarasenko skated down the left wing before passing back to Kane, who buried a one-timer glove side from the bottom of the circle.

“We talk about trying to fill that slot and trying to find that area. I thought they covered it pretty well,” Kane said. “Actually, it was just kind of a perfect timing play. I was covered and then as soon as he passed it, I found some open ice. They even got a stick on me when I shot it, but sometimes you find those open areas.”

Brock Nelson had a chance to tie it for the Islanders at 12:10 of the second period, but his shot on the power play hit off the crossbar.

The Islanders finished the game 0-for-3 on the power play, including failing to get a shot on net after Erik Gustafsson was called for interference with 5:29 remaining in the third period.

“I thought tonight we moved it pretty good on the power play,” New York defenseman Noah Dobson said. “We had the looks but just didn't capitalize. So, we have to find a way to capitalize on those chances. Those are big opportunities where we can change the game.”

NOTE: The 11 shots against were the fewest the Islanders have allowed in a loss since Oct. 8, 2007, when they allowed 12 shots on goal in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.