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Published on January 26 2016 6:45 am
Last Updated on January 26 2016 6:45 am

The Detroit Red Wings have been nearly unbeatable on the road this month, and they got another big win heading into the All-Star break.

Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser scored 1:11 apart in the second period to lead the Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Monday night.

Brad Richards scored in the first period, Petr Mrazek stopped 27 shots and Detroit improved to 7-1 away from Joe Louis Arena this month. They have lost four straight (0-3-1) at home dating back to a 5-2 defeat to Pittsburgh on New Year's Eve.

"If we weren't 7-1, who knows where we'd be," Richard said. "A lot of urgency, a lot of realization we had that good schedule going into Christmas, that we're going to have to come out of that on the other side and put together a good effort on the road. We've done that."

Luke Glendenning added an empty-netter in the final minute to seal Detroit's third win in the last 11 meetings (3-6-2) against the Islanders. The Red Wings got their second win in five games (2-2-1) overall and moved into second place in the Atlantic Division.

"I can't really pinpoint one aspect of something that we're doing different," DeKeyser said. "We're just playing well on the road right now and we got to pick it up at home."

Brock Nelson and Mikhail Grabovski scored for New York, and Jaroslav Halak had 22 saves while the Islanders lost in regulation for the first time in five games (3-1-1).

 

Monday, January 25 Scoreboard

Detroit 4, NY Islanders 2

Boston 3, Philadelphia 2

Columbus 5, Montreal 2

NY Rangers 6, Buffalo 3    

Dallas 2, Calgary 1

Arizona 2, Minnesota 1 (SO)


Tuesday, January 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Anaheim at Boston, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 9 p.m.