Oct 22, 2024; Elmont, New York, USA; Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Lyon (34) plays the puck against New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee (27) and center Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) during the second period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
ELMONT, NY — Controlling play is all fine and dandy, but the New York Islanders were unable to do anything with it on Tuesday night at UBS Arena as they were shutout by Alex Lyon and the Detroit Red Wings 1-0.
The Islanders outshot the Red Wings 29-10 on the night, but Lyon turned away everything thrown his way while Patrick Kane provided the game’s lone goal midway through the first period.
Through six games this season, the Islanders (2-2-2) have already been shutout three times. It was also the fewest shots the Red Wings recorded in a win since 1959.
Detroit’s first shot of the game found the back of the net 8:54 into the first period. Patrick Kane snapped a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle over the glove hand of Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin to give the visitors a lead.
It was the lone goal of a first period in which the Islanders outshot Detroit 8-3 — the final two shots from the Red Wings coming in the final two minutes of the stanza.
Lyon kept the Islanders off the board through the second — another period in which New York handily outshot Detroit 13-5 — particularly through two highlight-reel saves to rob what appeared to be certain goals.
Five minutes into the second, he made a lunging glove save on Mathew Barzal, who was wide-open at the right post from point-blank range. Midway through the frame, Lyon stacked his pad to ensure Anders Lee could not stuff a power-play chance from close range home.
Brock Nelson hit the post moments later.
The Islanders pulled Sorokin with 2:49 to go in regulation after a timeout
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