nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Boston 4-1 - Recap
The Islanders earned a 4-1 victory over the Bruins on Thursday at UBS Arena.
Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as -103 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Brock Nelson each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Pageau opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 of 27 Boston shots in the victory.
Taylor Hall scored for the Bruins, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Boston got a 25-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-2, while the Bruins were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Boston lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 29-27.
New York heads into a battle against the Canadiens. Boston, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.