Detroit Red Wings vs New York Islanders:All-Time Matchup History

Matchup Overview

The Detroit Red Wings and New York Islanders have met 133 times in NHL since 1973. The all-time series is remarkably tight, with New York Islanders holding a slim lead at 64–63, with 6 draws. Detroit Red Wings have had the upper hand recently, going 3–2 in their last 5 meetings. Their most recent matchup ended 3–2 in favor of Detroit Red Wings on December 16, 2025. They are scheduled to meet again on November 21, 2026.

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All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 133 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Dec 16, 25	2026	NYI	2–3	DET
Nov 20, 25	2026	NYI	5–0	DET
Oct 22, 25	2026	DET	2–7	NYI
Nov 25, 24	2025	DET	4–2	NYI
Nov 21, 24	2025	NYI	1–2	DET
Oct 21, 24	2025	DET	1–0	NYI
Mar 20, 24	2024	NYI	3–6	DET
Feb 29, 24	2024	NYI	5–3	DET
Oct 29, 23	2024	DET	4–3	NYI
Mar 3, 23	2023	DET	1–4	NYI
Jan 27, 23	2023	DET	0–2	NYI
Nov 4, 22	2023	NYI	0–3	DET
Mar 23, 22	2022	DET	2–5	NYI
Dec 14, 21	2022	NYI	1–2	DET
Dec 4, 21	2022	NYI	3–4	DET
Feb 21, 20	2020	DET	1–4	NYI
Jan 14, 20	2020	DET	2–8	NYI
Dec 2, 19	2020	NYI	4–1	DET
Mar 15, 19	2019	NYI	1–2	DET
Dec 15, 18	2019	DET	3–4	NYI
Dec 8, 18	2019	NYI	3–2	DET
Apr 6, 18	2018	NYI	4–3	DET
Feb 9, 18	2018	DET	6–7	NYI
Dec 19, 17	2018	DET	6–3	NYI
Feb 21, 17	2017	NYI	3–1	DET
Feb 3, 17	2017	NYI	4–5	DET
Dec 3, 16	2017	DET	4–3	NYI
Feb 14, 16	2016	DET	1–4	NYI
Feb 5, 16	2016	NYI	1–5	DET
Jan 25, 16	2016	DET	4–2	NYI
Mar 28, 15	2015	DET	4–5	NYI
Jan 30, 15	2015	NYI	1–4	DET
Dec 19, 14	2015	NYI	2–1	DET
Dec 23, 13	2014	NYI	3–0	DET
Nov 28, 13	2014	DET	5–0	NYI
Nov 16, 13	2014	DET	4–5	NYI
Jan 10, 12	2012	DET	1–5	NYI
Dec 30, 10	2011	NYI	4–3	DET
Jan 11, 10	2010	DET	0–6	NYI
Mar 26, 09	2009	NYI	2–0	DET
Jan 29, 07	2007	DET	4–3	NYI
Dec 3, 05	2006	NYI	2–1	DET
Nov 27, 03	2004	NYI	0–6	DET
Apr 2, 03	2003	NYI	2–5	DET
Dec 16, 02	2003	DET	2–2	NYI
Nov 1, 01	2002	NYI	1–2	DET
Oct 12, 01	2002	DET	5–4	NYI
Nov 24, 00	2001	DET	4–3	NYI
Feb 24, 00	2000	NYI	2–5	DET
Feb 20, 00	2000	DET	2–0	NYI
Feb 26, 99	1999	DET	1–3	NYI
Feb 2, 99	1999	NYI	1–5	DET
Jan 11, 98	1998	DET	1–1	NYI
Nov 18, 97	1998	NYI	3–2	DET
Dec 27, 96	1997	DET	7–1	NYI
Oct 18, 96	1997	NYI	2–4	DET
Feb 28, 96	1996	NYI	1–5	DET
Feb 26, 96	1996	DET	6–2	NYI
Mar 16, 94	1994	NYI	3–1	DET
Nov 27, 93	1994	DET	4–1	NYI
Mar 22, 93	1993	NYI	2–3	DET
Mar 1, 93	1993	DET	2–3	NYI
Mar 28, 92	1992	DET	6–2	NYI
Jan 13, 92	1992	DET	2–6	NYI
Jan 6, 92	1992	NYI	5–2	DET
Mar 6, 91	1991	NYI	0–2	DET
Feb 7, 91	1991	NYI	4–8	DET
Jan 11, 91	1991	DET	2–2	NYI
Feb 27, 90	1990	NYI	3–4	DET
Feb 23, 90	1990	DET	3–3	NYI
Nov 3, 89	1990	DET	2–3	NYI
Feb 28, 89	1989	NYI	5–6	DET
Feb 20, 89	1989	DET	6–5	NYI
Nov 28, 88	1989	NYI	3–5	DET
Mar 12, 88	1988	NYI	1–5	DET
Mar 11, 88	1988	DET	4–3	NYI
Nov 6, 87	1988	DET	3–4	NYI
Mar 18, 87	1987	NYI	3–2	DET
Jan 20, 87	1987	NYI	5–8	DET
Nov 7, 86	1987	DET	1–2	NYI
Feb 21, 86	1986	DET	2–5	NYI
Jan 10, 86	1986	DET	2–8	NYI
Dec 30, 85	1986	NYI	5–4	DET
Jan 21, 85	1985	DET	5–4	NYI
Jan 1, 85	1985	NYI	7–2	DET
Oct 16, 84	1985	NYI	6–4	DET
Jan 27, 84	1984	DET	4–3	NYI
Jan 23, 84	1984	NYI	0–4	DET
Dec 14, 83	1984	DET	2–4	NYI
Feb 25, 83	1983	DET	5–3	NYI
Dec 7, 82	1983	NYI	0–2	DET
Nov 2, 82	1983	NYI	3–3	DET
Feb 5, 82	1982	DET	2–6	NYI
Dec 19, 81	1982	NYI	5–3	DET
Dec 18, 81	1982	DET	1–5	NYI
Jan 21, 81	1981	NYI	3–0	DET
Nov 28, 80	1981	DET	1–5	NYI
Nov 3, 80	1981	DET	4–6	NYI
Oct 15, 80	1981	NYI	6–4	DET
Feb 29, 80	1980	DET	4–3	NYI
Jan 22, 80	1980	NYI	5–3	DET
Dec 29, 79	1980	NYI	2–4	DET
Nov 16, 79	1980	DET	5–4	NYI
Feb 23, 79	1979	DET	1–3	NYI
Jan 9, 79	1979	NYI	5–5	DET
Dec 16, 78	1979	NYI	3–0	DET
Dec 13, 78	1979	DET	1–4	NYI
Apr 1, 78	1978	NYI	5–2	DET
Feb 10, 78	1978	DET	5–8	NYI
Dec 9, 77	1978	DET	4–7	NYI
Nov 26, 77	1978	NYI	4–1	DET
Mar 2, 77	1977	NYI	4–2	DET
Nov 24, 76	1977	DET	3–1	NYI
Nov 8, 76	1977	DET	1–8	NYI
Oct 21, 76	1977	NYI	0–5	DET
Feb 17, 76	1976	NYI	5–3	DET
Feb 5, 76	1976	NYI	3–4	DET
Jan 21, 76	1976	DET	1–8	NYI
Jan 12, 76	1976	DET	0–1	NYI
Mar 10, 75	1975	DET	4–2	NYI
Jan 31, 75	1975	NYI	4–1	DET
Jan 17, 75	1975	DET	1–5	NYI
Nov 15, 74	1975	NYI	3–5	DET
Mar 8, 74	1974	DET	3–1	NYI
Feb 23, 74	1974	NYI	3–5	DET
Nov 23, 73	1974	NYI	4–6	DET
Nov 21, 73	1974	DET	3–5	NYI
Nov 13, 73	1974	NYI	3–4	DET
Mar 3, 73	1973	NYI	1–5	DET
Feb 23, 73	1973	DET	2–4	NYI
Jan 6, 73	1973	NYI	0–4	DET
Jan 5, 73	1973	DET	4–0	NYI
Dec 1, 72	1973	DET	4–1	NYI

Games before the 2011-12 season: Data from FiveThirtyEight, used under CC BY 4.0 and limited to today's franchises.