Uniondale, N.Y. — Most hockey teams aren’t going to win hockey games when they have to kill as many power plays — six — as the Red Wings did Saturday.
Sure enough, it was asking too much, as the Wings managed to get one point in a 4-3 shootout loss.
Thomas Vanek tied the game 3-3, after the Wings had pulled goaltender Jonathan Bernier, with 1:03 left in regulation.
But after a scoreless overtime, the Islanders scored the lone goal in the shootout, thanks to Mathew Barzal, and secured a victory.
The Wings (14-15-5) were frustrated with the penalty differential.