Detroit Red Wings vs New York Islanders Prediction: Do not expect unbielivable hockey and high-goal activity

Prediction for the NHL Detroit Red Wings vs New York Islanders match which will take place on March 1st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Detroit continues to be in great shape, reaching the playoffs to avoid anxiety at the end of the regular season and getting the Cup battles. Since the start of the current season, we've seen the Wings gain the confidence they've been lacking. The youth have gained experience, and the veterans have only strengthened the lineup. In the second half of February, they went on a great run, beating Calgary 5:0, Seattle 4:3, Colorado 2:1, St. Louis 6:1, Chicago 3:2, and Washington 8:3. Detroit is sixth in the Eastern Conference.

The Islanders are another team fighting for the playoffs, but their chances of success seem fictional. In January, Lane Lambert was sent packing due to poor results. Patrick Roy replaced him and won the first game against Dallas - 3:2 in OT- but then began work in which victories became less important. The Islanders suffered eight defeats in the next 12 matches, beating only Toronto 3:2, Tampa Bay 6:2, Pittsburgh 5:4, and Dallas again in OT, with the same score of 3:2. They are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, seven points out of the top 8.

Detroit and the Islanders continue to be direct competitors in the fight for the playoffs. The Wings are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, while the Islanders are in 12th, but only ten points are separating them, and there are still games to play. At the end of the upcoming battle, the distance between the opponents has every chance of growing, as the Red Wings are in too good a shape, having not lost a point in six consecutive games. 

Do not expect unbielivable hockey and high-goal activity from the upcoming confrontation. Both teams continue to solve their tournament problems, so it is now much more important for them to get points than to play efficiently. Furthermore, in their four games, Detroit and the Islanders have only scored 16 goals against each other (4.00 average per game), a very modest result by NHL standards.