nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Winnipeg Jets Recap - Islanders Win 3-1
Mathew Barzal scored twice to lead the Islanders over Winnipeg 3-1 on Thursday at Bell MTS Place.
New York was an underdog by +116 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Mathew Barzal(2), and Josh Bailey each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Barzal opened the scoring for New York.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 32 of 33 Winnipeg shots in the victory.
Winnipeg got a goal from Nikolaj Ehlers in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 25 shots for the Jets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-0, while the Jets were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Winnipeg by a margin of 33-26.
New York heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Winnipeg, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.