nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Philadelphia 5-3 - Recap
The Islanders beat Philadelphia 5-3 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 28 saves.
New York was favored by -116 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
New York got goals from Derick Brassard, Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal, Ryan Pulock, and Ross Johnston in the victory. Lee opened the scoring at 3:17 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 of 31 Philadelphia shots in the victory.
Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux, and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Philadelphia got a 9-stop effort from Carter Hart in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-2, while the Flyers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Philadelphia lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 33-31.
New York heads into a battle against the Lightning. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.