Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond scored in a quick sequence in the third period on Monday night, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 comeback win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y. Larkin tied the game, and Raymond scored the game-winning goal just minutes later.
Simon Edvinsson added an empty-net goal with 2.4 seconds left, securing the Red Wings’ victory. This was only Detroit’s third win in their last nine games (3-5-1), but it completed a three-game season sweep of the Islanders, who they beat three times despite only scoring seven goals on 63 shots in those games.
This win marked the second time in five days the Red Wings came back in the third period to defeat the Islanders. They had also scored twice in the final 4:46 to win 2-1 last Thursday in Detroit.
Moritz Seider had scored earlier in the first period for Detroit, and goaltender Alex Lyon made 27 saves to help secure the win.
For the Islanders, Anders Lee scored in the first period, and Kyle Palmieri added another goal in the second. New York has now lost four of their last five games (1-3-1), blowing third-period leads in all four losses. Goalie Semyon Varlamov made 17 saves in the loss.
Lee scored early in the game after a scramble in front of the net. Lyon lost his stick during a save attempt, and Lee was able to score under his arm. Seider then tied the game with a shot from the point, assisted by Andrew Copp. Palmieri gave the Islanders the lead again in the second after a deflection from teammate Brock Nelson.
The Red Wings came back in the third when Larkin turned and shot a puck past Varlamov to tie the game. Raymond then redirected a shot from Edvinsson into the net for the go-ahead goal. Varlamov was pulled with just under three minutes left, but the Islanders couldn’t capitalize, and Edvinsson sealed the win with an empty-netter.
