Max Shabanov had two goals and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots for his second shutout of the season as the New York Islanders beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-0.

The Islanders have turned their traditional season-ending western road trip into…something else entirely. Thoroughly dispatching the Red Wings in Detroit, the Isles finished the seven-game stretch with a 6-1 record that has launched them up the standings.

The Islanders walked into Detroit on Thursday night and demolished a Red Wings team that started the day atop the Atlantic Division by a 5-0 score.

New York Islanders' Matthew Schaefer is reportedly in contention for a spot on the Team Canada roster for the upcoming 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer, who is just 18 years old, has earned Canadian Olympic team consideration with his stellar play this season.

It wasn't inconceivable for fans of the Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers to make plans for a meeting during the Stanley Cup Final next spring.

Snapshots from the New York Islanders morning skate on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of their contest against the Detroit Red Wings. Photos by Kathryn Howell/New York Islanders.

DETROIT — The season is 20 games old, right in the sweet spot where it is still early enough that you need to operate with a degree of caution, but not so early that you can wave away what is happening by calling it a small sample size.