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 Lee and Brock Nelson each finished with a goal and an assist for
the Islanders, who have won three in a row overall. Jaroslav Halak
turned aside 17 shots as New York recorded just its third victory in
its last seven on the road.
Captain Henrik Zetterberg netted the lone tally for the Red Wings,
who have scored a total of five goals during their five-game slide
(0-2-3). Petr Mrazek allowed one goal on 23 shots in relief of Jimmy
Howard, who exited after making eight saves in the first period with
a lower-body injury.
 Detroit opened the scoring following a turnover as Darren Helm made
a pass from below the left faceoff circle to Zetterberg, who beat
Halak with a quick shot from inside the circle at 8:49 of the first
period. Nelson forged a tie with just under four minutes remaining
in the session, poking in the rebound of defenseman Lubomir
Visnovsky's point shot while falling just before Howard was able to
cover it.
The Islanders broke the deadlock at 10:41 of the second but were
forced to wait for a video review to confirm the goal. Nelson stole
the puck from Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall in the slot and
backhanded a shot that was partially stopped by Mrazek before
stopping in the crease, where Lee pushed it over the line just
before a defender knocked it back out.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Red Wings C Johan Franzen returned to the lineup
after missing one game with an illness. ... New York's worst-ranked
penalty-killing unit was a perfect 2-for-2 after allowing eight
goals on 18 opportunities over the previous six contests. ...
Islanders Ds Johnny Boychuk and Travis Hamonic returned from
upper-body injuries that sidelined them for nine and six games,
respectively. ... Detroit fell to 0-1-1 on its four-game homestand
and has dropped four straight at Joe Louis Arena.
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