nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past St. Louis 2-1 - Recap
The Blues came up short Saturday against the Islanders, falling 2-1.
New York was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Brock Nelson, and Oliver Wahlstrom each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Wahlstrom opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 of 28 St. Louis shots in the victory.
St. Louis got a goal from Robert Thomas in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jordan Binnington stopped 18 of 20 shots for the Blues, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New York scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while St. Louis went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot New York 28-20 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Colorado looking for another win. For St. Louis, they head on the road to face New Jersey.