1495 Sports live scoring update final: the New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders (28-30-9) fell to the Devils (38-24-5) by a final of 5-1.

Listed below is the official scorers along with starters for each team:

Starters:

New York Islanders:

Offense:

Moulson-Tavares-Parenteau; Ullstrom-Nielsen-Bailey; Niederreiter-Cizikas-Okposo; Martin-Reasoner-Pandolfo

Defense:

Streit-Staios; Hamonic-MacDonald; Eaton-Jurcina

Keeper:

Evgeni Nabokov

 

New Jersey Devils:

Sykora-Elias-Zubrus, Volchenkov-Zidlicky

Keeper:

Martin Brodeur

First Period:

8:07: 1-0 Devils:  Ilya Kovalchuk (27) wrist shot. Assists: Zach Parise (31),  Adam Henrique (29)

End of the period with the Devils holding a 1-0 lead over the Islanders

Second Period:

3:33: 2-0 Devils: Ilya Kovalchuk 28 (power play) slap shot. Assists: Marek Zidlicky (15), Patrik Elias (42)

16:21: 2-1 Devils:  Andrew MacDonald scores for the Islanders to cut into the Devils lead. Assists: Josh Bailey (9) , David Ullstrom (4)

End of the period with the Devils holding a 2-1 lead over the Islanders

Third Period:

7:05: 3-1 Devils: Patrik Elias (23) wrist shot. Assists: Ryan Carter (3), Adam Larsson (15)

8:09: 4-1 Devils: Ilya Kovalchuk (29) hat trick on a slap shot. Assists: Zach Parise (32), Adam Henrique (30).

For Kovalchuk the Devils-sniper has 13 career hat tricks, and became the first player in New Jersey to accomplish the feat since Elias in 2001-’02

15:59: 5-1 Devils: David Clarkson (27) wrist shot. Assists: Marek Zidlicky (16) & Jacob Josefson (5)

Final: Devils def. Islanders: 5-1

Keepers:

Evgeni Nabokov: 15 saves for New York  / Martin Brodeur: 29 saves for New Jersey

Stat leaders:

New York Islanders:

Matt Moulson: 4 Shots

Mark Streit: 4 Hits

John Tavares: 10 face-off wins

New Jersey Devils:

Ilya Kovalchuk: 4 Shots

Steve Brenier, David Clarkson and Bryce Salvador with three hits each

Jacob Josefson: 9 face-off wins