nhl Game Recap
Recap - Islanders Defeat New York 6-1
New York got a pair of goals from Josh Bailey as the Islanders skated to a 6-1 victory over New York on Tuesday at Nassau Coliseum.
New York was favored by -120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
New York got goals from Josh Bailey(2), Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Anthony Beauvillier, Brock Nelson, and Jordan Eberle in the victory. Bailey opened the scoring at 17:42 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 25-save effort for the Islanders.
New York got a goal from Kevin Rooney in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 28 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-3, while the Rangers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 28-26.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Philadelphia.