nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 5-3
New York skated to a 5-3 victory over New Jersey on Thursday in NHL action at Nassau Coliseum.
The Islanders were a -199 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
New York got goals from Brock Nelson, Josh Bailey, Noah Dobson, Matt Martin, and Adam Pelech in the victory. Martin opened the scoring at 3:15 of the first period.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 19 of 22 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got goals from Janne Kuokkanen, Jack Hughes, and Mikhail Maltsev in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 29-stop effort from MacKenzie Blackwood in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New Jersey 34-22 in the game.