After getting beaten on the road by a bottom-of-the-barrel Buffalo Sabres squad on Wednesday, the Detroit Red Wings (5-3-0) looked unenthusiastic and, honestly, played their worst game of the season in a 7-2 loss against the Patrick Roy-coached New York Islanders (4-3-0) Thursday night at UBS Arena in Belmont, New York.
Similar to their start in Buffalo, the Wings struggled to get shots on goal against goaltender David Rittich and found themselves down 2-0 entering the first intermission following goals from Tony DeAngelo and Emil Heineman.
The second period saw the situation deteriorate even further as John-Gabriel Pageau, Kyle Palmieri, and Matthew Barzal each potted a goal in the middle frame to increase the lead to 5-0.