New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 12/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (-160) Red Wings (+132)

The New York Islanders (19-11-3) are on their way to Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Detroit Red Wings (18-12-3). The moneyline on this contest has New York at -160 while Detroit is priced at +132. The total is set at 6.5.

The New York Islanders had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Lightning in their previous game. The Islanders didn't have their best offensive outing in this game. In the game, they converted 2 out of the 17 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 4 attempts on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. New York earned 10 minutes in the box in this matchup.

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When talking about scoring goals, the New York Islanders have accumulated 97 goals (14th in pro hockey) for the season and have given up 90. For the year, they have recorded 41 points and their points percentage sits at .621. New York skates onto the rink with 108 power play chances and they have notched 18 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 16.67%. When at even strength, the Islanders have allowed the opponent to score 75 goals while notching 79 as an offensive unit. New York has attempted 953 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.2%. The Islanders have seen 936 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. New York Islanders opponents have 94 power play tries (16th in pro hockey) and have come away with 15 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Ilya Sorokin. In his professional hockey career, Sorokin has accrued 175 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .648. He has a save percentage of .916 during his 13,464 minutes guarding the cage. Sorokin has had 8,186 shots against him and has recorded 7,497 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 689 goals against Sorokin in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.55. He has compiled a record of 137-97-38 and he started in 270 games. Sorokin has taken the ice for 275 contests during his NHL career.

In their last game, Detroit played the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Red Wings earned a victory by a final score of 4-0. The Red Wings tallied 4 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Detroit has taken 980 shots (4th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.41%, while allowing their opponents 913 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.78% on their opponents 89 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 88.3%. They have recorded 103 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 22.33%. The Red Wings have earned 79 goals at even strength and 23 goals (9th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 107 goals to be scored by way of 89 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Detroit Red Wings have a total of 102 goals, 39 points, in addition to a points percentage of .591.

Across the ice you are likely to see John Gibson defending the net. He has accrued 14,471 saves out of the 15,912 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .909. Gibson has compiled a career record of 213-224-64 and has played in 524 games. He was named a starter in 512 games and has been on the ice for 26,861 minutes. Gibson's quality start rate sits at 53.7% and he has 275 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.81 goals/game and he has surrendered 1,441 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-160)

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