nhl Game Recap
Recap - Islanders Defeat Pittsburgh 4-2
Brock Nelson scored twice to lead the Islanders over Pittsburgh 4-2 on Monday at PPG Paints Arena.
New York was an underdog by +144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Brock Nelson(2), Bo Horvat, and Anders Lee each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 44-save effort for the Islanders.
Jason Zucker, and Jake Guentzel scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Pittsburgh got a 28-stop effort from Tristan Jarry in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot New York 46-32 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Edmonton.