Larkin, Raymond help Detroit Red Wings rally from behind in 3rd to top Islanders 4-2

The Detroit Red Wings overcame the New York Islanders 4-2 on Monday night when Lucas Raymond scored the game-winning goal in the third period.

Alex Lyon finished with 28 saves, while Detroit also had goals from Dylan Larkin and Moritz Seider. In the last minute, Simon Edvinsson added an empty-netter.

After two periods, New York led 2-1 with to goals from Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri. The Islanders suffered their fourth straight loss (1-3-1) despite 17 saves from Semyon Varlamov.

Halfway through the third period, Larkin spun around, collected a puck outside the goal, and shot with his wrist to tie the score at 2-2.

Two minutes after Larkin’s goal, Raymond gave the Red Wings the lead by deflecting Edvinsson’s shot past Varlamov.

At 7:42 of the second period, Palmieri scored his team-high tenth goal of the season, giving the Islanders a 2-1 lead.

Red Wings: In the second period, Seider ended a 16-game goalless streak. In September, Detroit inked the defenseman to a seven-year contract worth $59.85 million, or $8.55 million a year on average.

Islanders: For the fourth time in five games, New York was unable to hold onto a lead in the third period.

In the last minute, Detroit held onto their 3-2 lead as Red Wings forward Christian Fischer stopped Noah Dobson’s slap shot and the Islanders had an extra attacker on the ice. For the last three minutes, the Islanders substituted their goalkeeper for an additional attacker, but they were unable to score.

Despite starting the game with a penalty kill percentage below 50% at home, the Islanders managed to score three power-play goals on Monday. Detroit had a top-10 power-play unit going into the contest.

On Wednesday night, the Islanders host the Boston Bruins, and the Red Wings host the Calgary Flames.

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