nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Falls 4-3 to Islanders - Recap
New York earned a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh behind a 2-goal performance from Jordan Eberle on Saturday at Nassau Coliseum.
Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as -107 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
New York got goals from Jordan Eberle(2), Cal Clutterbuck, and Anders Lee in the victory. Eberle opened the scoring at 10:22 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 28-save effort for the Islanders.
Pittsburgh got goals from Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Evgeni Malkin, and Jake Guentzel in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tristan Jarry stopped 22 of 26 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-1, while the Penguins were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot New York 31-26 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Rangers. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.