nhl Game Recap
New York Ices Pittsburgh 5-4 - Recap
Pittsburgh was unable to break down Ilya Sorokin on Wednesday, firing 45 shots but scoring only 4 times in a 5-4 loss against the Islanders.
The Islanders were a +121 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
New York got goals from Casey Cizikas, Kyle Palmieri, Samuel Bolduc, Simon Holmstrom, and Brock Nelson in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring at 4:56 of the first period.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 41 of 45 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Pittsburgh got goals from Rickard Rakell, Jeff Carter, Evgeni Malkin, and Valtteri Puustinen in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Pittsburgh got a 27-stop effort from Alex Nedeljkovic in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 2-for-3, while the Penguins were 2-for-2 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot New York 45-32 in the game.