USA Hockey will mandate neck laceration protection for players under 18 effective Aug 1 washingtontimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtontimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ryan Pulock, Simon Holmstrom and Brock Nelson scored on three of the Islanders' first five shots and New York beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Thursday night.
Semyon Varlamov stopped all 32 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season and 22nd of his NHL career as the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Thursday.
Semyon Varlamov thought all day about facing former teammate Alex Ovechkin and trying to keep the player with the second-most goals in NHL history off the score sheet. Varlamov did just that, stopping Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals on all 32 shots he faced to help the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory Thursday night. Casually calling Ovechkin “the best player in the world” after turning aside three of his fellow Russian's shots, Varlamov picked up his second shutout of the season and 22nd of his career.