nhl Game Recap
Recap - Devils Defeat New York 5-4
New Jersey got a pair of goals from Jack Hughes as the Devils skated to a 5-4 victory over New York on Friday at UBS Arena.
New Jersey was favored by -113 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Jack Hughes(2), Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes, and Tyler Toffoli each scored for the Devils in the victory. Hamilton opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Akira Schmid turned in a 28-save effort for the Devils.
Brock Nelson(2), and Bo Horvat(2) scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Akira Schmid.
New York got a 33-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 4-for-5, while the Islanders were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot New York 38-32 in the game.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act on the road to face Montreal looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Buffalo.