nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past New Jersey 4-1 - Recap
New York earned a 4-1 victory over New Jersey behind a 2-goal performance from Jordan Eberle on Thursday at Nassau Coliseum.
Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as -181 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
New York got goals from Jordan Eberle(2), Mathew Barzal, and Brock Nelson in the victory. Barzal opened the scoring at 4:43 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 of 31 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got a goal from Nathan Bastian in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 31-stop effort from Scott Wedgewood in the loss.
New York scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New Jersey 35-31 in the game.