nhl Game Recap
New York Falls 5-2 to Stars - Recap
The Islanders came up short Saturday against the Stars, falling 5-2.
Dallas won as a -154 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Dallas got goals from Mason Marchment, Radek Faksa, Jani Hakanpaa, Jamie Benn, and Jason Robertson in the victory. Faksa opened the scoring at 6:57 of the second period.
Jake Oettinger turned in a 27-save effort for the Stars.
Mathew Barzal(2) scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Jake Oettinger.
New York got a 30-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
On the power play, Dallas went 0-for-2, while the Islanders were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Dallas by a margin of 35-29.
Next game, Dallas takes its act home to face Colorado looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Toronto.