nhl Game Recap
New York Islanders vs Arizona Coyotes Recap - Coyotes Win 5-4
Clayton Keller scored twice to lead the Coyotes over New York 5-4 on Friday at Mullett Arena.
Arizona was an underdog by +159 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Arizona got goals from Clayton Keller(2), Travis Boyd, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Nick Bjugstad in the victory. Gostisbehere opened the scoring at 19:16 of the first period.
Karel Vejmelka turned in a 30-save effort for the Coyotes.
New York got goals from Mathew Barzal, Sebastian Aho, Anthony Beauvillier, and Noah Dobson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 29 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Arizona went 0-for-5, while the Islanders were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.
Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 34-29.
Next game, Arizona takes its act home to face Buffalo looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Vegas.