nhl Game Recap
Winnipeg Jets vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 5-2
Josh Bailey scored a pair of goals against the Jets as New York handed Winnipeg a 5-2 defeat on Friday at UBS Arena.
New York was favored by -117 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Josh Bailey(2), Cal Clutterbuck, Anders Lee, and Brock Nelson each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring for New York.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 of 29 Winnipeg shots in the victory.
Kyle Connor, and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 37 shots for the Jets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-4, while the Jets were 0-for-0 with the man advantage.
Winnipeg lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 38-29.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Anaheim looking for another win. For Winnipeg, they head on the road to face St. Louis.