nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Columbus 2-1 - Recap
The Islanders earned a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on Thursday at UBS Arena.
New York won as a -263 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Mathew Barzal in the victory. Pageau opened the scoring at 7:12 of the second period.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 20 of 21 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got a goal from Emil Bemstrom in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 34-stop effort from Joonas Korpisalo in the loss.
New York scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 36-21.
Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Seattle looking for another win. For Columbus, they head home to face Chicago.