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
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