Goalie John Gibson made 22 saves for the Red Wings (12-8-1; 25 points), who were blanked for just the second time this season but remain atop the Atlantic Division. Stopping all 29 shots he faced, netminder Ilya Sorokin helped the Islanders (12-7-2; 26 points) finish 6-1-0 on their seven-game road trip.

Early in the period, Samuel Girard attempted to clear the puck from the front of the net, but his pass was intercepted, leading to multiple dangerous chances. Wedgewood bailed out the Avalanche with key stops, including a sharp one on Bo Horvat.

Goalie John Gibson's first start since Nov. 15 was a rough one, with little help from his teammates in a 5-0 loss on Thursday.

NHL Game recap for the New York New York Islanders vs. Detroit Detroit Red Wings game on November 20, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

On Monday, Nov. 10, the New Jersey Devils hosted the New York Islanders for their first matchup of the season. Both teams were coming off a win in their last game, the Devils beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in a shootout and the Islanders shutting out the New York Rangers 5-0.

Mike and Dan recap a week of great, bad and ugly as the Islanders follow-up a no-show performance at home with a hilarious win on the road. The week started with an eventful, entertaining game against the Bruins that didn’t go the Islanders’ way,

Down goes another one as the Colorado Avalanche defeat the New York Islanders 4-1 to improve to 13-1-5 to start the season.

For the first time this season, the Edmonton Oilers fell in regulation time. Facing the New York Islanders on the road, the Oilers lost by a score of 4-2, putting Edmonton at 2-1-1 on the early season. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one.

NOTES: Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon had his 11-game point streak end (eight goals, 15 assists). ... Heineman has scored nine goals in 19 games this season. He scored 10 goals in 62 games as a rookie with the Montreal Canadiens last season.