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Islanders vs Wild Final: 3-1 - Recap

The Islanders beat Minnesota 3-1 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 25 saves.

New York won as a +100 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

New York got goals from Tom Kuhnhackl, Ryan Pulock, and Matt Martin in the victory. Pulock opened the scoring at 4:24 of the third period.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 25 of 26 Minnesota shots in the victory.

Ryan Donato scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Minnesota went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

New York outshot Minnesota 28-26 in the game.

New York heads into a battle against the Capitals. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.