nhl Game Recap
Islanders Fall 5-4 Against Boston - Game Recap
It came down to a shootout and Linus Ullmark foiled the opposition in a 5-4 victory for Boston over New York Friday.
Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -125 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Boston got goals from Morgan Geekie, David Pastrnak, Mason Lohrei, and James van Riemsdyk in the victory. Geekie opened the scoring at 14:45 of the second period.
Linus Ullmark turned in a 33-save effort for the Bruins.
Alexander Romanov, Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat, and Simon Holmstrom scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Linus Ullmark.
New York got a 30-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
On the power play, Boston went 3-for-3, while the Islanders were 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Boston 37-34 in the game.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face New York looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Montreal.