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Islanders Fall 2-1 Against New Jersey - Game Recap

The Devils earned a 2-1 victory over the Islanders on Thursday at Nassau Coliseum.

The Devils were a +194 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.

New Jersey got goals from Michael McLeod, and Pavel Zacha in the victory. Zacha opened the scoring at 14:11 of the first period.

MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 32-save effort for the Devils.

Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind MacKenzie Blackwood.

New York got a 23-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.

On the power play, New Jersey went 0-for-1, while the Islanders were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 33-25.