"Hours before the Red Wings met the Islanders on Tuesday, after the morning skate, coach Mike Babcock proved prophetic.

Babcock was asked about the lowly Islanders' success against the Red Wings. The teams don't play often — but when they do, the Islanders also seem to hand the Red Wings a loss.

It happened again — Islanders 5, Red Wings 1.

The win gives the Islanders a 5-0-1 record against the Red Wings since the lockout ended in 2005.

Why are the Islanders so successful against the Red Wings?

"Because we don't get prepared," Babcock said earlier in the day. "The bottom line is you come in here, you look at the standings, you don't give them enough respect, and they have real good players."