In NHL action tonight, the Detroit Red Wings (currently 1st overall in the NHL with 107 points) played the lowly New York Islanders (currently last overall in the NHL with 58 points). To add a bit of intrigue to this story, the starting goaltender for the Islanders was Joey McDonald. McDonald was a prospect in the Detroit Red Wings organization, and after spending 6 years with in the minor league system, the team felt he wasn't going to make it as a starting goaltender for their team, and lost him on waivers to New York. With the season ending injury to Rick DiPietro on the island, McDonald has been given a share of the goaltending duties as a rotating starter.
Coming back to face the team that basically gave up on him, and playing at Joe Louis Arena, the underdog Islanders shocked the Wings by handing them a 2-0 loss. Not only did the Wings lose to the worst team in the NHL, they were shutout by a goalie they discarded.
Did I mention I ruined the shutout streak a while back??
Wow....
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