Young forwards, Halak lift Islanders past Capitals

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New York Islanders

47-28-7 

 

 

 

4

Final

1

 

 

 

Washington Capitals

45-26-11 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
NYI	1	2	1	4
WSH	1	0	0	1

Bailey (Islanders - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Nelson (Islanders - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
Johansson (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

• Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- Ryan Strome is 21 years old, Brock Nelson is 23, and Josh Bailey is 25. Entering Wednesday night, the trio of New York Islanders forwards owned these combined career NHL playoff numbers: seven games, zero goals.
So much for the supposed importance of postseason experience.
Nelson scored twice, Strome and Bailey added a goal apiece, Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves against a familiar foe, and the Islanders beat Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 4-1 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Bailey (2008), Nelson (2010) and Strome (2011) were all first-round draft picks by New York, far-less-heralded than their teammate who went No. 1 overall in 2009, John Tavares, who finished second in the league in points this season. But while Tavares did have an assist, it was that other trio that made the biggest impact in the series opener.
"I liked their composure, the way they held their emotions in check, and they came up big for us tonight," Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. "They skated. And, you know, they played with confidence and poise. And they've done that all year."
Said Bailey, who added an assist: "There might have been question marks outside of the dressing room. I think us guys in here believe in one another, believe in what we have, and I think that tonight was an example of that."
Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is at Washington on Friday night. The Capitals will need to figure out a way to slow down New York's transition offense, avoid lengthy lulls, and get more from Ovechkin. The three-time NHL MVP scored 53 goals this season to lead the league for the third year in a row and fifth time overall, but all eight of his shots Wednesday were turned aside.
"We're going to have to be a lot sharper. That goes right through the whole lineup," Capitals coach Barry Trotz said. "I thought from our top guys to our role players, there wasn't too many sharp guys."
Aside from one bad blip -- when he lost the puck behind his net, leading to Marcus Johansson's goal in the final minute of the first period -- Halak was mostly superb after struggling late in the regular season.
On Wednesday, Bailey said, "Any time they were able to get some quality chances, (Halak) was there to shut the door."
There's real history between this goalie and this opponent. Halak stymied Ovechkin and the rest of his Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals while leading eighth-seeded Montreal to a first-round upset in the 2010 playoffs. Last season, Washington acquired Halak at the trade deadline, but he wasn't able to get them into the postseason.
Indeed, neither of these teams qualified for the playoffs a year ago. The Capitals made it six straight seasons prior to that, although they failed to get past the second round in that span.
And this was not the return they envisioned.
"Our desperation level could be a little bit better than it was tonight," Washington defenseman Brooks Orpik said. "They looked like they had a little more urgency than we did."
The Islanders were aggressive on the penalty kill, holding the Capitals' NHL-best power play to three shots and no goals during two opportunities.
There were plenty of problems for Washington, starting with a poor pass by Troy Brouwer about six minutes into the game, a turnover that led to Nelson -- who would later add an empty-netter with 79 seconds left -- taking a pass from Bailey and putting a wrister past Braden Holtby.
"That's not the way we want to start the series -- or the game," Brouwer said.
Trotz referred to that mistake as trying to make an "85-foot pass instead of the 7- or 8-foot pass."
"Some of that is trying to make something happen right away, where sometimes your best option is to play small ball, if you will," Trotz said. "Just chip away and chip away and chip away and chip away, instead of swing for the fences all the time."
Game notes
Play was delayed for about five minutes in the second period while a broken pane of glass behind Holtby's net was replaced. Less than 30 seconds after action resumed, Tavares beat Michael Latta on a faceoff, setting up Strome's goal. Trotz said Latta took the faceoff because Eric Fehr was off the ice, dealing with an equipment problem. ... New York was without D Travis Hamonic, injured last week. He missed the regular-season finale.

Final

New York leads 1-0 (Game 1 of 7)

Islanders 4

Capitals 1

7:00PM,EDT,April 15,2015
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia

	1	2	3	T
NYI	1	2	1	4
WSH	1	0	0	1

J. Bailey (Islanders - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
B. Nelson (Islanders - C): Goals: 2, Assists: 0
M. Johansson (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Washington	Start of 1st period
0:00	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
0:09	NY Islanders	Ryan Strome credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in defensive zone
0:15	Washington	Takeaway by Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
1:27	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Nick Leddy in offensive zone
1:33	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Brock Nelson in defensive zone
2:09	Washington	Tim Gleason credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
2:36	NY Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Eric Fehr in offensive zone
2:40	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Jay Beagle in offensive zone
3:02	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Ryan Strome in defensive zone
3:36	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Frans Nielsen in defensive zone
4:01	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
4:01	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
4:13	Washington	Jason Chimera credited with hit on Brock Nelson in offensive zone
4:20	Washington	Curtis Glencross credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone
4:33	Washington	Shot on goal by Curtis Glencross saved by Jaroslav Halak(Slapshot 24 ft)
4:33	Washington	Curtis Glencross credited with hit on Brock Nelson in offensive zone
4:33	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:33	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
4:38	Washington	Tim Gleason shot blocked by Cal Clutterbuck
4:47	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
4:47	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Eric Fehr in offensive zone
4:59	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Thomas Hickey saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 50 ft)
5:00	NY Islanders	Takeaway by John Tavares in offensive zone
5:07	Washington	Takeaway by Brooks Laich in neutral zone
5:22	NY Islanders	Thomas Hickey credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone
5:36	Washington	Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
5:36	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 64 ft)
5:47	Washington	Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
6:06	NY Islanders	Goal scored by Brock Nelson(Snap 37 ft) assisted by Josh Bailey and Johnny Boychuk
6:06	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
6:17	Washington	Takeaway by Joel Ward in offensive zone
6:18	Washington	Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Brian Strait
6:35	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Tim Gleason in offensive zone
6:43	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
6:43	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
6:49	Washington	Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 75 ft)
7:19	NY Islanders	Thomas Hickey credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone
7:22	Washington	Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Jaroslav Halak(Wristshot 24 ft)
7:22	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
7:22	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in offensive zone
7:42	Washington	Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk
7:47	Washington	Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
8:13	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Johnny Boychuk, Wide of Net(Wristshot 90 ft)
8:16	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
8:16	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
8:28	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 43 ft)
8:46	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
8:48	NY Islanders	Calvin de Haan shot blocked by Troy Brouwer
8:57	Washington	Giveaway by Marcus Johansson in offensive zone
9:09	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Cal Clutterbuck saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 43 ft)
9:15	Washington	Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 41 ft)
9:22	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Thomas Hickey saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 72 ft)
9:33	Washington	Giveaway by Tim Gleason in defensive zone
9:36	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Thomas Hickey saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 56 ft)
9:42	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
9:42	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
10:19	NY Islanders	John Tavares shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
10:19	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
10:19	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Eric Fehr in offensive zone
10:48	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen shot blocked by Karl Alzner
10:55	Washington	penalty to Eric Fehr 2 minutes for Holding Calvin de Haan
10:55	Washington	Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Ryan Strome in defensive zone
11:05	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 61 ft)
11:08	Washington	Shorthanded - Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
11:31	NY Islanders	Power play - Josh Bailey credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone
11:33	Washington	Stoppage - High Stick
11:33	NY Islanders	Power play - John Tavares won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone
12:09	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot missed by Kyle Okposo, Wide of Net(Tip-In 18 ft)
12:55	Washington	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
12:59	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Cal Clutterbuck, Wide of Net(Wristshot 50 ft)
13:15	NY Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
13:31	Washington	Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Jaroslav Halak(Backhand 12 ft)
13:47	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Wristshot 32 ft)
13:48	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:48	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
14:01	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Josh Bailey saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 35 ft)
14:02	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:02	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in defensive zone
14:10	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
14:10	Washington	Troy Brouwer won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
14:23	Washington	Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
15:00	NY Islanders	John Tavares shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
15:00	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Nikolay Kulemin in offensive zone
15:05	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Ryan Strome, Wide of Net(Wristshot 24 ft)
15:19	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone
15:32	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Casey Cizikas saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 90 ft)
15:39	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone
15:41	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Cal Clutterbuck, Over Net(Tip-In 18 ft)
15:41	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
15:41	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
15:51	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
15:51	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
15:56	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
15:56	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in neutral zone
16:10	Washington	Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
16:14	Washington	Takeaway by Eric Fehr in defensive zone
16:15	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo credited with hit on Eric Fehr in offensive zone
16:52	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Nick Leddy saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 51 ft)
16:52	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:52	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Cal Clutterbuck in defensive zone
16:58	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
17:01	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
17:01	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
17:23	Washington	Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
17:29	Washington	Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
17:30	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
17:39	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
17:39	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
18:22	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
18:22	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Eric Fehr in offensive zone
18:26	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Kyle Okposo, Wide of Net(Slapshot 43 ft)
18:29	Washington	Tim Gleason credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in defensive zone
18:39	Washington	Giveaway by Eric Fehr in defensive zone
18:48	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Kyle Okposo, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft)
18:53	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Kyle Okposo, Wide of Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
19:03	Washington	Goal scored by Marcus Johansson(Snap 40 ft) assisted by Brooks Laich
19:03	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
19:13	NY Islanders	Ryan Strome credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone
19:20	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Nikolay Kulemin in defensive zone
19:44	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 74 ft)
19:59	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone
20:00	Washington	End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Washington	Start of 2nd period
0:00	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
0:31	NY Islanders	Giveaway by John Tavares in offensive zone
0:46	Washington	Shot missed by Matt Niskanen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 61 ft)
1:06	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Wristshot 29 ft)
1:21	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen shot blocked by Joel Ward
1:27	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen shot blocked by Joel Ward
1:36	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 59 ft)
1:36	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
1:36	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone
1:40	NY Islanders	Michael Grabner shot blocked by Karl Alzner
1:51	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
1:51	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
2:04	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
2:04	Washington	Brooks Laich won faceoff against John Tavares in offensive zone
2:16	NY Islanders	Brian Strait credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone
2:49	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Cal Clutterbuck in neutral zone
2:51	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Cal Clutterbuck saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 79 ft)
3:01	Washington	Curtis Glencross credited with hit on Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
3:15	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Cal Clutterbuck, Over Net(Slapshot 77 ft)
3:22	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Rink Repair
3:22	Washington	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
3:22	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in defensive zone
3:47	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
3:47	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Michael Latta in offensive zone
3:50	NY Islanders	Goal scored by Ryan Strome(Wristshot 40 ft) assisted by John Tavares
3:50	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
3:57	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Casey Cizikas, Wide of Net(Backhand 12 ft)
4:01	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
4:01	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
4:15	NY Islanders	penalty to Michael Grabner 2 minutes for Interference Nicklas Backstrom
4:15	Washington	Power play - Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in offensive zone
4:35	Washington	Power play - Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone
5:07	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
5:07	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
5:36	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Curtis Glencross saved by Jaroslav Halak(Tip-In 16 ft)
6:01	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Brian Strait credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
6:05	Washington	Power play - Joel Ward credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
6:05	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
6:05	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
6:44	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
6:44	Washington	Jay Beagle won faceoff against John Tavares in offensive zone
6:50	Washington	Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Brian Strait
7:00	Washington	Karl Alzner shot blocked by Calvin de Haan
7:08	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Brian Strait, Wide of Net(Wristshot 163 ft)
7:21	NY Islanders	Shot missed by John Tavares, Wide of Net(Wristshot 56 ft)
7:26	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Thomas Hickey saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 24 ft)
7:31	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Ryan Strome in defensive zone
7:38	Washington	Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Ryan Strome in defensive zone
7:58	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 38 ft)
8:15	NY Islanders	Lubomir Visnovsky credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone
8:25	Washington	Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Jaroslav Halak(Tip-In 12 ft)
8:25	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:25	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
8:43	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
8:51	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
8:56	Washington	Michael Latta credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in neutral zone
9:13	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson shot blocked by Karl Alzner
9:13	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:13	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in defensive zone
9:22	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
9:22	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in neutral zone
9:31	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
9:31	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone
9:39	NY Islanders	Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone
9:41	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
9:41	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against John Tavares in offensive zone
10:06	Washington	Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 58 ft)
10:34	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom
10:35	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Josh Bailey saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 8 ft)
10:36	NY Islanders	Goal scored by Josh Bailey(Wristshot 11 ft) assisted by Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen
10:36	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone
10:42	Washington	Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
10:42	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in neutral zone
11:30	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 81 ft)
11:45	NY Islanders	Giveaway by Anders Lee in offensive zone
12:13	NY Islanders	Nick Leddy credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone
12:18	Washington	Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk
12:22	Washington	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in neutral zone
12:45	Washington	Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 63 ft)
13:23	Washington	Takeaway by Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
13:35	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Ryan Strome, Over Net(Wristshot 37 ft)
13:42	Washington	Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Wristshot 73 ft)
13:54	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Josh Bailey in offensive zone
13:57	Washington	Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Frans Nielsen
14:05	Washington	John Carlson shot blocked by Frans Nielsen
14:12	Washington	Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Frans Nielsen in offensive zone
14:36	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
14:48	Washington	John Carlson shot blocked by Matt Martin
15:12	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Nick Leddy in offensive zone
15:27	Washington	Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Jaroslav Halak(Slapshot 22 ft)
15:34	Washington	Tim Gleason shot blocked by Anders Lee
15:37	Washington	Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
15:37	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone
16:15	Washington	Shot missed by Mike Green, Over Net(Snap 60 ft)
16:23	Washington	Jay Beagle credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone
16:32	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Anders Lee in defensive zone
17:00	NY Islanders	Thomas Hickey credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
17:01	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:01	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in offensive zone
17:05	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Lubomir Visnovsky
17:21	Washington	Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 32 ft)
17:28	Washington	Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Jaroslav Halak(Backhand 37 ft)
17:33	Washington	Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 12 ft)
17:41	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Kyle Okposo, Wide of Net(Wristshot 42 ft)
17:54	Washington	Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Jaroslav Halak(Slapshot 46 ft)
18:02	Washington	Karl Alzner credited with hit on Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
18:10	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas shot blocked by Matt Niskanen
18:13	NY Islanders	Giveaway by Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
19:09	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
19:09	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Jason Chimera in defensive zone
19:14	Washington	Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Jaroslav Halak(Slapshot 52 ft)
19:14	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:14	NY Islanders	John Tavares won faceoff against Jason Chimera in defensive zone
19:22	NY Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone
19:37	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
19:37	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in defensive zone
19:50	Washington	Jason Chimera credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
20:00	Washington	End of 2nd period
20:00	Washington	penalty to Jason Chimera 2 minutes for Roughing Thomas Hickey
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Washington	Start of 3rd period
0:00	NY Islanders	Power play - John Tavares won faceoff against Troy Brouwer in neutral zone
0:12	Washington	Shorthanded - Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone
0:15	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot missed by Nick Leddy, Wide of Net(Wristshot 61 ft)
0:20	Washington	Shorthanded - Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Frans Nielsen in defensive zone
0:36	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot missed by Anders Lee, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft)
0:52	NY Islanders	Power play - Nick Leddy shot blocked by John Carlson
1:25	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 15 ft)
1:29	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 44 ft)
1:31	NY Islanders	Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 15 ft)
1:59	NY Islanders	Power play - Casey Cizikas shot blocked by John Carlson
2:07	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Matt Martin saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 11 ft)
2:31	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone
2:39	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:39	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
3:01	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
3:34	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Nikolay Kulemin in defensive zone
3:40	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Lubomir Visnovsky saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 60 ft)
3:51	Washington	Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Snap 31 ft)
4:01	Washington	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
4:10	Washington	Tim Gleason credited with hit on Michael Grabner in defensive zone
4:23	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Calvin de Haan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 65 ft)
4:38	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Brian Strait saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 56 ft)
4:58	NY Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Curtis Glencross in defensive zone
5:05	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Matt Martin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 56 ft)
5:08	Washington	Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Matt Martin in defensive zone
5:39	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen shot blocked by Troy Brouwer
5:39	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Netting; Rink Repair
5:39	Washington	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
5:39	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
6:09	NY Islanders	Giveaway by Thomas Hickey in defensive zone
6:10	Washington	Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 48 ft)
6:24	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Ryan Strome saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 42 ft)
6:30	Washington	Brooks Laich credited with hit on Brian Strait in defensive zone
6:46	NY Islanders	Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Jason Chimera in defensive zone
6:50	Washington	Jason Chimera shot blocked by Nikolay Kulemin
6:53	NY Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin credited with hit on Jason Chimera in defensive zone
6:59	Washington	John Carlson shot blocked by Ryan Strome
7:08	Washington	Brooks Laich credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone
7:24	NY Islanders	Brock Nelson shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
7:29	Washington	Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Brock Nelson in defensive zone
7:31	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Anders Lee, Wide of Net(Tip-In 9 ft)
7:36	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Brock Nelson in offensive zone
7:37	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Anders Lee saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 44 ft)
7:37	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:37	Washington	Michael Latta won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in defensive zone
7:47	NY Islanders	penalty to Cal Clutterbuck 2 minutes for High-sticking Mike Green
7:47	Washington	Power play - Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Frans Nielsen in offensive zone
7:59	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Slapshot 34 ft)
8:35	Washington	Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
8:53	Washington	Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Michael Grabner
9:02	Washington	Power play - Troy Brouwer shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk
9:05	Washington	Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Snap 15 ft)
9:10	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Johnny Boychuk in defensive zone
9:23	NY Islanders	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Nikolay Kulemin in offensive zone
9:41	Washington	Power play - Curtis Glencross credited with hit on Brian Strait in offensive zone
9:54	NY Islanders	Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
10:46	Washington	Shot missed by Karl Alzner, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
11:07	NY Islanders	Anders Lee credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in defensive zone
11:13	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Michael Grabner, Wide of Net(Snap 31 ft)
11:21	NY Islanders	Shot on goal by Calvin de Haan saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 43 ft)
11:35	Washington	Tim Gleason credited with hit on Matt Martin in defensive zone
11:41	NY Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in offensive zone
11:46	Washington	Jason Chimera shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
11:53	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
12:02	Washington	Jason Chimera credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone
12:16	NY Islanders	Giveaway by Matt Martin in defensive zone
12:50	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Josh Bailey in neutral zone
12:53	NY Islanders	Shot missed by Kyle Okposo, Wide of Net(Snap 35 ft)
13:02	NY Islanders	Josh Bailey shot blocked by Brooks Orpik
13:11	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
13:11	Washington	Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Jaroslav Halak(Backhand 26 ft)
13:11	Washington	Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
13:14	Washington	Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
13:31	Washington	Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Over Net(Wristshot 45 ft)
13:57	Washington	Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Jaroslav Halak(Wristshot 31 ft)
13:57	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
13:57	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
14:08	NY Islanders	Matt Martin credited with hit on Tim Gleason in neutral zone
14:10	Washington	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
14:10	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone
14:29	Washington	Karl Alzner credited with hit on Frans Nielsen in defensive zone
14:35	Washington	Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone
14:39	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Karl Alzner
15:09	Washington	Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Jaroslav Halak(Slapshot 46 ft)
15:20	NY Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone
15:32	Washington	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Thomas Hickey in offensive zone
15:46	Washington	Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Jaroslav Halak(Backhand 11 ft)
15:46	Washington	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:46	NY Islanders	Kyle Okposo won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone
15:56	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
15:56	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone
16:08	NY Islanders	Josh Bailey credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone
16:15	Washington	Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone
16:44	Washington	Joel Ward shot blocked by Brian Strait
16:46	NY Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in defensive zone
16:55	Washington	Stoppage - Icing
16:55	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Casey Cizikas in offensive zone
17:06	NY Islanders	Takeaway by Matt Martin in offensive zone
17:07	NY Islanders	Matt Martin shot blocked by Marcus Johansson
17:18	Washington	Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Brian Strait in offensive zone
17:38	Washington	Giveaway by Troy Brouwer in defensive zone
17:56	Washington	Shot on goal by Joel Ward saved by Jaroslav Halak(Tip-In 22 ft)
18:10	NY Islanders	Thomas Hickey credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone
18:24	Washington	Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Thomas Hickey
18:41	NY Islanders	Goal scored by Brock Nelson(Wristshot 8 ft) assisted by Anders Lee and Michael Grabner
18:41	NY Islanders	Casey Cizikas won faceoff against Michael Latta in neutral zone
19:04	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
19:04	NY Islanders	Frans Nielsen won faceoff against Eric Fehr in neutral zone
19:23	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
19:23	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
19:30	Washington	Stoppage - Offside
19:30	Washington	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Brock Nelson in neutral zone
19:45	Washington	Takeaway by Karl Alzner in offensive zone
19:52	Washington	Curtis Glencross credited with hit on Michael Grabner in offensive zone
19:56	Washington	Takeaway by Karl Alzner in offensive zone
20:00	Washington	penalty to Jason Chimera 2 minutes for High-sticking Michael Grabner
20:00	Washington	End of 3rd period
20:00	Washington	game-end

Game Information

Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, District of Columbia	Referees: Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt Linesmen: Derek Amell, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18,506 (100.6% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  NY Islanders   Washington
Total Shots  27    25	PIM    4  6	Hits    36  46	Giveaways    5  11	Takeaways  9    8	Faceoffs Won    23  39

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYI	WSH
6:06		Brock Nelson (1) Assists: Josh Bailey, Johnny Boychuk	1	0
19:03		Marcus Johansson (1) Assist: Brooks Laich	1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
10:55		Eric Fehr: 2 Minutes for Holding
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYI	WSH
3:50		Ryan Strome (1) Assist: John Tavares	2	1
10:36		Josh Bailey (1) Assists: Kyle Okposo, Frans Nielsen	3	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:15		Michael Grabner: 2 Minutes for Interference
20:00		Jason Chimera: 2 Minutes for Roughing
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYI	WSH
18:41		Brock Nelson (2) Assists: Anders Lee, Michael Grabner	4	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
7:47		Cal Clutterbuck: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
20:00		Jason Chimera: 2 Minutes for High-sticking

Player Summary

New York Islanders Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % J. Bailey LW 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 15:11 1:24 0:00 13:47 0 0 00.0 J. Boychuk D 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 23:05 1:40 2:46 18:39 0 0 00.0 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 24 14:12 0:34 1:55 11:43 4 8 33.3 C. Clutterbuck RW 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 5 0 0 24 11:40 0:34 0:39 10:27 0 1 00.0 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 22 16:37 0:00 1:14 15:23 0 0 00.0 M. Grabner RW 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 21 12:41 0:00 1:05 11:36 0 0 00.0 T. Hickey D 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 25 21:31 0:08 2:46 18:37 0 0 00.0 N. Kulemin LW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 24 15:53 0:00 2:16 13:37 0 0 00.0 N. Leddy D 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 19:49 2:24 0:00 17:25 0 0 00.0 A. Lee C 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 22 15:23 2:02 0:00 13:21 0 0 00.0 M. Martin LW 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8 1 1 21 12:02 0:34 0:00 11:28 0 0 00.0 B. Nelson C 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 13:17 1:24 0:00 11:53 2 9 18.2 F. Nielsen C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 16:50 2:02 2:02 12:46 7 6 53.8 K. Okposo RW 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 17:19 2:02 0:00 15:17 1 3 25.0 B. Strait D 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 23 17:17 0:00 1:14 16:03 0 0 00.0 R. Strome C 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 23 15:51 1:24 0:00 14:27 0 1 00.0 J. Tavares C 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 25 17:43 2:02 0:03 15:38 9 11 45.0 L. Visnovsky D 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 19:39 1:46 0:00 17:53 0 0 00.0 New York Islanders Scratches Player Detail M. Donovan Scratched T. Hamonic Undisclosed G. Reinhart Scratched C. Mcdonald Scratched T. Kennedy Scratched E. Boulton Scratched Washington Capitals Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % K. Alzner D 0 0 -3 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 26 18:34 0:00 1:26 17:08 0 0 00.0 N. Backstrom C 0 0 -2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 24 20:45 2:29 0:38 17:38 14 6 70.0 J. Beagle C 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 15:14 0:00 2:06 13:08 1 1 50.0 T. Brouwer RW 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 20 17:16 2:29 1:14 13:33 3 1 75.0 J. Carlson D 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 30 23:03 2:29 2:34 18:00 0 0 00.0 J. Chimera LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 14 10:21 0:00 0:21 10:00 0 2 00.0 E. Fehr RW 0 0 -1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 18 14:06 0:00 0:46 13:20 7 4 63.6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 21 14:07 0:00 0:00 14:07 0 0 00.0 C. Glencross LW 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 14 10:39 1:31 0:00 9:08 0 0 00.0 M. Green D 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 18:39 1:41 0:00 16:58 0 0 00.0 M. Johansson LW 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 20 18:18 2:29 0:00 15:49 0 0 00.0 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 16:45 1:31 0:00 15:14 6 6 50.0 B. Laich C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 13:58 0:00 2:15 11:43 1 1 50.0 M. Latta C 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 5:16 0:00 0:00 5:16 7 2 77.8 M. Niskanen D 0 0 -4 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 29 20:39 1:31 1:26 17:42 0 0 00.0 B. Orpik D 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 9 0 0 28 21:37 0:00 2:34 19:03 0 0 00.0 A. Ovechkin LW 0 0 -2 8 4 0 0 0 5 0 1 21 20:33 2:19 0:00 18:14 0 0 00.0 J. Ward RW 0 0 -2 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 21 17:04 1:31 0:40 14:53 0 0 00.0 Washington Capitals Scratches Player Detail A. Burakovsky Scratched T. Wilson Head Injury

Goaltending Summary

New York Islanders Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM J. Halak 25 1 24 .960 60:00 0	Washington Capitals Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Holtby 26 3 23 .885 59:06 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Islanders	11	6	10	27
Washington	7	10	8	25

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
New York Islanders	0 of 2
Washington	0 of 2

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.