DETROIT — Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for his 56th career shutout in the Islanders’ 3-0 victory over the Red Wings on Monday night, the visitors first trip to the Motor City in three years.
Kyle Okposo, Michael Grabner, Casey Cizikas scored for the Islanders, who have only won three of their past 17 (3-10-4).
Petr Mrazek stopped 16 shots for Detroit.
Okposo opened the scoring with 9:03 left in the first when he put a cross-crease pass into the empty-side of the net off the rush for his 12th goal.
Grabner got his fifth goal, with 4:53 remaining in the opening period, when his shot from the left circle deflected off the stick of Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith. Cizikas made it 3-0, with 3:05 left in the first period, when he put in a one-time shot from in front of the net. It was Cizikas’ fourth goal.