nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Ices New York 4-0 - Recap
The Devils earned a 4-0 victory over New York on Thursday behind a 42-save performance from MacKenzie Blackwood at Prudential Center.
Bettors who backed the Devils were rewarded as +124 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
New Jersey got goals from Janne Kuokkanen, Dougie Hamilton, Tomas Tatar, and Dawson Mercer in the victory. Kuokkanen opened the scoring at 12:12 of the first period.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 42 of 42 New York shots in the victory.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-2, while the Islanders were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New Jersey 42-34 in the game.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Bruins. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.