Islanders vs Red Wings Picks and Prediction – 3/21/2024

This Thursday night March 21st, 2024 7pm EDT the NHL hockey is back with more exciting hockey action. The New York Islanders are in Detroit, MI to face the Detroit Red Wings in the Little Caesars Arena. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles and free NHL picks here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!

The New York Islanders are 29-24-15, 8-6-5 and in 5th place in the Metropolitan division. Offensively, the Islanders are averaging 2.97 goals and 29 shot attempts with a 21.5% power play percentage and are 51.2% on face-offs. Scoring leaders for the Islanders are Matthew Barzel with 12 goals and 33 assist for 45 points, Brock Nelson with 19 goals and Noah Dobson with 37 assists.

Defensively, the Islanders allow 3.26 goals and 33 shots on goal, with a 71% penalty kill. Expected in net for the Islanders is Ilya Sorokin 22-17-11 with a 90.8 save percentage.

The Detroit Red Wings are 35-28-6, 10-7-3 and in 5th place in the Atlantic division. Offensively, the Red Wings are averaging 3.39 goals and 28.7 shot attempts. The Red Wings are 22 percent on power play opportunities and 50.2% on face-offs.

Key players for the Red Wings are Alex DeBrincat with 32 points 15 goals and 17 assists. Shane Gostisbehere leads the passing with 18 assist.

Defensively, the Red Wings allow 3.36 goals and 32.4 shots on goal, with an 80.2 % penalty kill. Expected in net for the Red Wings is Alex Lyon 18-15-2 with a .903 save percentage.