Recap: Larkin, Rasmussen lead Red Wings past Islanders, 2-1

DETROIT -- Dylan Larkin scored in the second period to put his team on the board, and Michael Rasmussen tallied the game-winner in the 13th minute of the third period, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night.
Detroit goalie Alex Nedeljkovic turned aside 33 of 34 shots, surrendering his only goal in the 18th minute of the final period.
With the win, Detroit improved to 14-12-3 (31 points) and is 8-2-2 when scoring first this season. New York dropped to 7-12-5 overall.

The Red Wings have won 10 of their last 12 games at Little Caesars Arena and are 10-3-2 at home this season.
NEXT UP: Detroit will head back on the road for a Thursday night matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. at PNC Arena.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, New York Islanders 0 (10:32, 2nd period)
After a scoreless first period, the Red Wings opened the scoring on a power play. After Larkin took a pass from Moritz Seider near the top of the slot, he put a shot on goal that hit the glove of Ilya Sorokin and bounced into the net. It was Larkin's 11th goal of the season, the most among Red Wings skaters.
Seider assisted on the play to record his 20th point of the season. Lucas Raymond, who leads all rookies with 25 points, also tallied an assist.
Detroit 2, New York Islanders 0 (12:55, 3rd period)
Detroit added to its lead when Rasmussen found the back of the net on a two-on-one against Noah Dobson. It was his third goal of the season.

Detroit 2, New York Islanders 1 (17:27, 3rd period)
New York prevented the shutout in the closing minutes of the third period after Anders Lee tipped the puck past Nedeljkovic.

Nedeljkovic on beating the Islanders

"Obviously, it's huge. Losing three games in a row there, it sets you back immensely. We came off a heater there, winning five in a row, then not too great on the road. To come back and get this win tonight was huge. They're fighting for points too, playing for their lives right now. So to be able to get two points in regulation is awesome."

Nedeljkovic on his focus and playing in front of the home crowd

"You don't want to leave anything up to chance. Obviously, we had a loud crowd tonight. It was awesome to play in front of and a little tough to hear if that buzzer did go off or not. But that's what you want. That energy, that excitement that they had and they bring. It makes it way better to play."

Jeff Blashill on if the Red Wings executed their gameplan

"I thought tonight, we played a really good game, really good hockey. I thought they played hard. I thought we played hard. I thought it was a really good hockey game, to be honest with you. I thought we played much, much better defensively than we did on the road, back to what we were doing before we left LCA. I thought we were much better in our D-zone."