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Notes Before The Wings Take On The Islanders

from Dana Wakiji and Arthur J. Regner of DetroitRedWings.com,

Last season goaltender Thomas Greiss was 13-8-2 with a 3.82 goals-against average and .892 save percentage.

This season Greiss is 9-6-1 with a 2.61 goals-against average and .918 save percentage.

"They're a team, first off, that has a lot of firepower up front," Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "I should say on the back end, too. They've obviously gotten very good goaltending through the year and I think Barry Trotz does a really good job with team defense. He's made them a real good defensive team.