ELMONT, NY — The New York Islanders put together their most complete game of this young season and are now over .500 for the first time because of it. Emil Heineman scored twice — the first multi-goal game of his career — and six other Islanders recorded multi-point games in a 7-2 thrashing of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night at UBS Arena.

Heineman continued his hot start after coming over from the Montreal Canadiens in the Noah Dobson trade over the summer. The 24-year-old winger has five goals in seven games this season, with his big night extending his point streak to a career-high five games.

Anders Lee recorded three assists for the first time since Oct. 15, 2022; defenseman Tony DeAngelo recorded a goal and two assists, and David Rittich put forth a second straight strong ou

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