nhl Game Recap
Nashville Skates Past New York 7-6 - Recap
Steven Stamkos scored a pair of goals against the Islanders as Nashville handed New York a 7-6 defeat on Tuesday at Bridgestone Arena.
The Predators were a -101 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Nashville got goals from Steven Stamkos(2), Michael McCarron, Filip Forsberg, Michael Bunting, Ryan O'Reilly, and Fedor Svechkov in the victory. O'Reilly opened the scoring at 6:44 of the first period.
Justus Annunen stopped 16 of 22 New York shots in the victory.
Simon Holmstrom(2), Kyle Palmieri, Anders Lee, Maxim Tsyplakov, and Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Justus Annunen.
New York got a 6-stop effort from Marcus Hogberg in the loss.
On the power play, Nashville went 2-for-3, while the Islanders were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 32-22.
Next game, Nashville takes its act on the road to face Utah looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face New York.