nhl Game Recap
Vancouver Ices New York 5-2 - Recap
Kiefer Sherwood scored twice to lead the Canucks over New York 5-2 on Wednesday at UBS Arena.
The Canucks were a +103 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Kiefer Sherwood(2), Aatu Raty, Teddy Blueger, and Derek Forbort each scored for the Canucks in the victory. Sherwood opened the scoring for Vancouver.
Thatcher Demko stopped 26 of 28 New York shots in the victory.
Tony DeAngelo, and Casey Cizikas scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Thatcher Demko.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 15 of 19 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Vancouver went 0-for-1, while the Islanders were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 28-25.
Next game, Vancouver takes its act on the road to face Columbus looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Tampa Bay.