nhl Game Recap
Carolina Falls 6-2 to Islanders - Recap
Brock Nelson scored twice to lead the Islanders over Carolina 6-2 on Friday at PNC Arena.
New York won as a +161 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Brock Nelson(2), Matt Martin, Oliver Wahlstrom, Josh Bailey, and Zach Parise in the victory. Wahlstrom opened the scoring at 16:29 of the first period.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 of 35 Carolina shots in the victory.
Brent Burns, and Martin Necas scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Frederik Andersen stopped 26 of 31 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 35-32.
New York heads into a battle against the Avalanche. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.