Ducks vs. Islanders Recap: Horvat Point, Ducks Team Total Cash

The Islanders beat the Ducks 3-2 in regulation, and New York built the whole margin in the 1st period. Ondrej Palat opened the scoring at 13:39, Victor Eklund added a backhand at 16:28, and after Frank Vatrano answered for Anaheim at 17:18, Simon Holmstrom tipped in a power-play goal at 18:44 to make it 3-1. Nothing else went in until Alex Killorn scored for Anaheim at 17:20 of the 3rd. New York outshot Anaheim 25-17 and scored once on 4 power-play chances, while Anaheim came up empty on its 2. Ilya Sorokin made 15 saves on 17 shots, and Lukas Dostal made 22 saves on 25. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

Bo Horvat 1+ points (-195 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Horvat came in with a point in 7 of 8 games this season and 11 points total. Anaheim was on the second night of a back-to-back after a 5-2 loss at the Rangers, with Dostal (.881) confirmed in net. - What happened: Horvat finished with 0 goals and 1 assist on 3 shots on goal in 21:35, including 4:41 on the power play. The point came on Holmstrom's power-play tip at 18:44 of the 1st, with Matthew Schaefer also assisting. One point cleared the 0.5 line. - Worth watching: Horvat's 4:41 of power-play time puts him on the unit that scored here, which keeps the points angle alive. The price runs steep, and we pass on it past -210.

ALT: Ducks over 1.5 team goals (-400 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Anaheim had scored 2 or more goals in each of its last 10 games and in all 8 this season. That floor was the whole case. - What happened: Vatrano's backhand at 17:18 of the 1st got the first one. Killorn's wrist shot at 17:20 of the 3rd got the second, with assists from Leo Carlsson and Jackson LaCombe. Two goals cleared the 1.5 line by 0.5, on just 17 shots. - Worth watching: The scoring floor held even on a low-volume night. At -400 the return is thin, so this angle only makes sense when the trend is this steady.

How the game played out

The 1st period decided it. New York scored three times in that frame, including the power-play goal that restored a two-goal lead 86 seconds after Anaheim got on the board. From there Sorokin and Dostal kept it quiet until Killorn's late goal. Anaheim blocked 24 shots and threw 22 hits, but it could not find the tying goal.

Trends to watch

• Horvat logged 21:35 with 4:41 on the power play. Big minutes plus power-play time is the usage profile we want for points props.
• Carlsson assisted on both Anaheim goals, his 8th and 9th assists of the season.
• New York won 59.6 percent of faceoffs and outshot Anaheim by 8. Anaheim's 17 shots kept its team total close to the line.

Stats are from the ESPN box score. For more, see the NHL hub, all NHL recaps and our guide to the alt line.