nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Skates Past New York 5-3 - Recap
New Jersey got a pair of goals from Yegor Sharangovich as the Devils skated to a 5-3 victory over New York on Monday at Madison Square Garden.
New Jersey was an underdog by +104 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
New Jersey got goals from Yegor Sharangovich(2), Michael McLeod, Jack Hughes, and Tomas Tatar in the victory. Tatar opened the scoring at 7:33 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 35 of 38 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck, and Artemi Panarin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 of 37 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 38-38.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act home to face Nashville looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Ottawa.