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Recap - Islanders Defeat New Jersey 3-2

Kieffer Bellows scored twice to lead the Islanders over New Jersey 3-2 on Saturday at Prudential Center.

The Islanders were a -173 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

New York got goals from Kieffer Bellows(2), and Oliver Wahlstrom in the victory. Wahlstrom opened the scoring at 17:58 of the first period.

Semyon Varlamov turned in a 26-save effort for the Islanders.

Janne Kuokkanen, and Pavel Zacha scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.

New Jersey got a 26-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-3 with the man advantage.

New York outshot New Jersey 29-28 in the game.