nhl Game Recap
Islanders vs Lightning Final: 3-2 - Recap
The Islanders beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 22 saves.
Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as +133 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go PUSH the closing total of 5.0.
New York got goals from Scott Mayfield, Jordan Eberle, and Anthony Beauvillier in the victory. Eberle opened the scoring at 14:22 of the second period.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 of 24 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Anthony Cirelli, and Brayden Point in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 25-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 28-24.