nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Ices New York 2-0 - Recap
New Jersey's defense, led by netminder Scott Wedgewood, shut down New York 2-0 at Prudential Center on on Sunday.
New Jersey was an underdog by +150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Jack Hughes, and Pavel Zacha each scored for the Devils in the victory. Hughes opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Scott Wedgewood stopped 28 of 28 New York shots in the victory.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 24 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New Jersey 28-24 in the game.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Washington.