nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Falls 5-1 to Islanders - Recap
Kyle Palmieri scored a pair of goals against the Devils as New York handed New Jersey a 5-1 defeat on Monday at UBS Arena.
New York was an underdog by +103 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Kyle Palmieri(2), Bo Horvat, Zach Parise, and Pierre Engvall each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Engvall opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 30-save effort for the Islanders.
Erik Haula scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 31 of 34 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-1, while the Devils were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New Jersey 36-31 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Washington looking for another win. For New Jersey, they head home to face New York.