nhl Game Recap
New York Skates Past Minnesota 3-1 - Recap
The Islanders beat Minnesota 3-1 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Ilya Sorokin's 27 saves.
New York won as a -118 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Casey Cizikas, Noah Dobson, and Simon Holmstrom in the victory. Cizikas opened the scoring at 2:18 of the second period.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 27-save effort for the Islanders.
Mats Zuccarello scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Minnesota got a 24-stop effort from Filip Gustavsson in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-3, while the Wild were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 28-27.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Washington looking for another win. For Minnesota, they head home to face Dallas.