nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Ices Arizona 5-4 - Recap
Jesper Boqvist scored a pair of goals against the Coyotes as New Jersey handed Arizona a 5-4 defeat on Sunday at Mullett Arena.
New Jersey was favored by -320 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
New Jersey got goals from Jesper Boqvist(2), Damon Severson, Timo Meier, and Nico Hischier in the victory. Meier opened the scoring at 9:09 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 25 of 29 Arizona shots in the victory.
Matias Maccelli, Nick Schmaltz, Jack McBain, and Zack Kassian scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Arizona got a 35-stop effort from Connor Ingram in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 1-for-1, while the Coyotes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Arizona lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 40-29.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.