Anders Lee gave New York a 1-0 lead at 1:49 of the first period, jamming in the puck at the left post.
“I just knew I had free time. I had some space after the turnover, and it was just me and [Hart], and sometimes those work out the way they did,” Lee said. “You can kind of jam it in under that skate. You've seen that type of goal before, so just wanted to give myself a chance there and was able to get a second whack at it.”
Nelson made it 2-0 at 13:10 of the second period with a redirection of Pelech's point shot.
York cut it to 2-1 at 14:18. Sorokin got across the crease to make a point-blank blocker save on York's one-timer from the bottom of the left face-off circle, but the defenseman got the rebound and quickly sent a blind backhand shot toward the net before Sorokin could get back in position.
“It was nice play by (Owen) Tippett there in the middle,” York said. “I thought that was one of our best offensive zone shifts. ... Good tip on my first one, and I kind of just want to rebound it on the second. I thought he’d be back by then, but it’s kind of like you just throw pucks at the net because you never know, and that's just one of those situations."