nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Washington 5-1 - Recap
The Islanders earned a 5-1 victory over the Capitals on Thursday at UBS Arena.
New York won as a +128 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Kyle Palmieri, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Josh Bailey, Brock Nelson, and Anders Lee in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring at 10:48 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 of 27 Washington shots in the victory.
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Washington got a 21-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.
New York scored 3 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 27-26.
New York heads into a battle against the Lightning. Washington, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.