nhl Game Recap
Islanders vs Avalanche Final: 5-2 - Recap
Simon Holmstrom scored twice to lead the Islanders over Colorado 5-2 on Tuesday at UBS Arena.
New York was an underdog by +116 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Simon Holmstrom(2), Bo Horvat, Anders Lee, and Alexander Romanov each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Lee opened the scoring for New York.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 30-save effort for the Islanders.
Artturi Lehkonen, and Jack Drury scored for the Avalanche, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Colorado got a 23-stop effort from MacKenzie Blackwood in the loss.
New York scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while Colorado went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 32-28.
New York heads into a battle against the Flyers. Colorado, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.