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Recap - Islanders Defeat Montreal 3-0

The Islanders earned a 3-0 victory over Montreal on Friday behind a 44-save performance from Ilya Sorokin at Bell Centre.

New York won as a -145 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Zach Parise, Noah Dobson, and Brock Nelson each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Parise opened the scoring for New York.

Ilya Sorokin turned in a 44-save effort for the Islanders.

Carey Price stopped 17 of 19 shots for the Canadiens, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

New York scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 44-20.

New York heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Montreal, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.