nhl Game Recap
Toronto Falls 5-4 to Islanders - Recap
Anthony Beauvillier scored twice to lead the Islanders over Toronto 5-4 on Wednesday at Nassau Coliseum.
New York was an underdog by -103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Anthony Beauvillier(2), Casey Cizikas, Derick Brassard, and Mathew Barzal each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Barzal opened the scoring for New York.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 23-save effort for the Islanders.
Toronto got goals from William Nylander, John Tavares, Kasperi Kapanen, and Justin Holl in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Frederik Andersen stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Toronto went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Toronto 30-27 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Flyers. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Boston.