Don't ask the Detroit Red Wings why the New York Islanders struggle year after year to stay out of the basement in the Eastern Conference. This is one team for which Hockeytown's heroes have no answers. John Tavares had a goal and assist in the second period, shortly after being struck in the cheek with a puck, and Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves as the Islanders beat the Red Wings 5-1 on Tuesday night.
