nhl Game Recap
Winnipeg Ices New York 5-2 - Recap
The Jets earned a 5-2 victory over the Islanders on Monday at UBS Arena.
Winnipeg was favored by -108 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Logan Stanley, Tanner Pearson, Nino Niederreiter, Mark Scheifele, and Morgan Barron each scored for the Jets in the victory. Barron opened the scoring for Winnipeg.
Eric Comrie turned in a 33-save effort for the Jets.
New York got goals from Emil Heineman, and Jean-Gabriel Pageau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 21 of 25 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Winnipeg went 1-for-3, while the Islanders were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Winnipeg 35-26 in the game.
Next game, Winnipeg takes its act on the road to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Edmonton.