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New York Islanders vs Carolina Hurricanes Wrap - New York Wins 3-2

The Islanders beat Carolina 3-2 on Tuesday, earning a victory backstopped by Ilya Sorokin's 34 saves.

New York was an underdog by +134 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Brock Nelson, Pierre Engvall, and Mathew Barzal each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Engvall opened the scoring for New York.

Ilya Sorokin turned in a 34-save effort for the Islanders.

Carolina got goals from Paul Stastny, and Sebastian Aho in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Carolina got a 19-stop effort from Antti Raanta in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 0-for-3, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 36-22.