nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Vancouver Canucks Wrap - New York Wins 5-2
New York skated to a 5-2 victory over Vancouver on Thursday in NHL action at Rogers Arena.
Bettors who backed the Islanders were rewarded as +166 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
New York got goals from Noah Dobson, Pierre Engvall, Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Scott Mayfield in the victory. Pageau opened the scoring at 17:23 of the first period.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 24 of 26 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Tyler Myers, and Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Vancouver got a 27-stop effort from Kevin Lankinen in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-5, while the Canucks were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Vancouver 32-26 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Kraken. Vancouver, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.