Capitals @ Islanders Recap: Caps Take Two Points In 1-0 Shootout Win
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Washington Capitals hockey is back, folks! After a rare three-day break after Sunday’s rough matinee loss to the Bruins, the Capitals are back at it again tonight, facing the New York Islanders for the sixth time this season. The last time the Caps and Isles saw each other was a low-scoring affair with the Islanders winning 1-0.
Justin Schultz did not travel to Long Island with the Capitals after sustaining a lower-body injury on Sunday afternoon, so Trevor van Riemsdyk got to stay in the lineup after replacing Zdeno Chara. Michael Raffl, acquired from Philadelphia at the trade deadline, has been out of the lineup due to an upper-body injury since the deadline but would be making his Capitals’ debut tonight. Raffl slotted in as the right winger on the third line, replacing Daniel Sprong:
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) â Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the deciding goal of the shootout, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Thursday night to reclaim sole possession of first place in the East Division.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots through overtime for his second shutout of the season and third of his career. Washington won for the seventh time in 11 games.
Semyon Varlamov, who had a 29-save shutout in the teams’ last meeting on April 6, finished with 28 saves through overtime in this one. However, he gave up two goals on three attempts in the shootout.
The Islanders fell one point behind the Capitals, tied for second place with Pittsburgh â which beat New Jersey 5-1. Boston is another three points back in fourth.
Updated April 20
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New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin looks down as New York Islanders Mathew Barzal, 13, celebrates with teammates after a goal by Jordan Eberle in the third period Tuesday night at Uniondale, N.Y.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. Josh Bailey scored twice, Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and three assists, and the New York Islanders beat the Rangers 6-1 Tuesday night.
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Tanner Pearson scored the tiebreaking and game-clinching goals less than four minutes apart in the third period Tuesday night as the host Vancouver Canucks dumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.
Pearson put Vancouver (18-18-3, 39 points) ahead 4-3 at 9:48 with a man-advantage tally. Pearson doubled the lead at 13:36 when he swiped the puck from Alexander Kerfoot and beat goalie David Rittich from a sharp angle in the left faceoff circle, recording his eighth goal of the season.
Brandon Sutter scored into an empty net at 19:24 for his second goal of the game and eighth of the season.