Detroit Red Wings vs New York Islanders Prediction, 10/23/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs New York Islanders

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (-128) Islanders (+106)

UBS Arena is the site where the New York Islanders (3-3-0) will try to beat the Detroit Red Wings (5-1-0) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Detroit at -128 while New York is priced at +106. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Detroit Red Wings had a good night with a 4-2 win over the Oilers their last time out. Detroit recorded 2 minutes in the box for this contest. Additionally, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to score. The Red Wings had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. In the outing, they earned a goal on 4 of the 24 shots they looked to score on.

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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have racked up 20 goals (14th in the league) so far this season and have allowed 14. For the current season, they have recorded 10 points and their points percentage is .833. Detroit has accounted for 18 power play opportunities and they have added 4 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 22.22%. When at even strength, the Red Wings have surrendered 13 goals while earning 16 themselves. Detroit has attempted 162 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.4%. The Red Wings so far have had 151 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .907. Detroit Red Wings opponents have totaled 13 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have come away with 1 goal in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is John Gibson. Gibson has participated in 509 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 206-218-63 and was named the starter in 497 games. Opponents have tallied 1,395 goals versus Gibson in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.81. Gibson has had 15,483 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 14,088 total saves. His save percentage is .910 in his 26,825 minutes played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Gibson has compiled 270 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .543.

In their last outing, New York faced the Sharks in a matchup where the Islanders notched a victory by a final score of 4-3. The Islanders had 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play opportunities in this contest and tallied 2 out of those chances.

During this campaign, the New York Islanders have accounted for 20 goals, 6 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 22 goals to be scored by of a combination of 17 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. The Islanders have scored 15 goals at even strength and 5 goals (11th in the league) while on the power play. They have a tally of 22 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 22.73%. New York has attempted 183 shots (18th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.93%, while allowing their opponents 184 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 73.68% on their opponents 19 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 88.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see David Rittich in net. Rittich is the owner of a career record of 109-71-26 and has been in net for 231 games. Rittich's quality start rate is 54.1% and he has accumulated 111 quality starts in his career. He has racked up 5,472 saves out of the 6,053 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .904. Teams are averaging 2.83 goals/game and he has yielded 581 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 205 contests and has played for a total of 12,192 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take New York (+106) and under 6.5 goals

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