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Islanders vs. Red Wings: Betting odds, lineups, Can we score three goals?

By Michel Anderson

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 02: Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders skates against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on December 02, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. New York won the game 4-1. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 02: Mathew Barzal #13 of the New York Islanders skates against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on December 02, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. New York won the game 4-1. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 08: Thomas Greiss #1 of the New York Islanders looks on during the third period of their game against the Edmonton Oilers at the NYCB’s LIVE Nassau Coliseum on October 08, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

Players to Watch

Thomas Greiss. G. . New York Islanders.

Thomas Greiss gets his first start in a week. His last outing was against the New Jersey Devils on January 7. Giving up three goals on 35 shots, Greiss looked better than he had in his previous three outings.

With Semyon Varlamov having an absolute clunker against the Rangers, hopefully, Greiss is back to his Vezina-like level from earlier this season. With a good performance tonight against a Red Wings team that doesn’t score a lot of goals, maybe Greiss can start a mini-run of his own in the crease.

LW. . Detroit Red Wings. . Tyler Bertuzzi

Tyler Bertuzzi is having a breakout year for the Red Wings. With 16 goals and 34 points, he leads the team in offense. He’s on pace for 61 points, which would smash his previous career-high of 47 points from last year.

The 24-year-old former second-round pick is a physical pesky player very much in the mold of Mathew Tkachuk and Brad Marchand. He’s annoying to play against because he’s constantly in your face and on the scoresheet.

After last night’s embarrassing blowout to the Rangers, he’ll likely find it easy to get under everyone’s skin. Watch for him to try and squeeze a few power play’s out of the frustrated Islanders and just generally be a menace all over the ice tonight.

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