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Islanders vs Penguins Final: 5-4 - Recap

Ilya Sorokin stopped 37 shots against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, leading New York to a 5-4 victory at PPG Paints Arena.

The Islanders were a +109 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Brock Nelson, Mike Reilly, Mathew Barzal, Simon Holmstrom, and Adam Pelech each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring for New York.

Ilya Sorokin turned in a 37-save effort for the Islanders.

Marcus Pettersson, Drew O'Connor, Lars Eller, and Valtteri Puustinen scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 28 of 33 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot New York 41-33 in the game.

Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Montreal.