nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Calgary Flames Recap - Islanders Win 5-4
It came down to a shootout and Ilya Sorokin foiled the opposition in a 5-4 victory for New York over Calgary Saturday.
New York was an underdog by +124 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
New York got goals from Hudson Fasching, Kyle Palmieri, Brock Nelson, and Mathew Barzal in the victory. Fasching opened the scoring at 16:52 of the first period.
Ilya Sorokin turned in a 35-save effort for the Islanders.
Martin Pospisil, Blake Coleman, MacKenzie Weegar, and Yegor Sharangovich scored for the Flames, finding the net behind Ilya Sorokin.
Calgary got a 29-stop effort from Jacob Markstrom in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-3, while the Flames were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Calgary outshot New York 39-33 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Flyers. Calgary, meanwhile, will have their next action against Seattle.