New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Saturday, February 21, 2015, 12:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
New York Islanders	2	47-28-7
at Washington Capitals	3	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Islanders	1	0	1	0	0	2
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Islanders	6	7	18	1	0	32
Washington Capitals	4	10	7	6	0	27

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
C. Johnson, New York Islanders (goaltender)
E. Fehr, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:41	New York Islanders	Travis Hamonic (4)	John Tavares (32), Josh Bailey (18)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 0
1st	19:19	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen (3)	Nicklas Backstrom (46), Karl Alzner (12)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 1
3rd	14:26	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr (17)	Brooks Laich (8)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 2
3rd	19:12	New York Islanders	Ryan Strome (13)	Anders Lee (12), John Tavares (33)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Goal (winner)
1	New York Islanders	Frans Nielsen	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Saved
2	New York Islanders	John Tavares	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
3	New York Islanders	Ryan Strome	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Stat	New York Islanders	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	32	27
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	7	7
Hits	41	29
Blocked shots	27	24
Giveaways	8	9
Takeaways	7	10
Faceoffs won	34/72 (47.2%)	38/72 (52.8%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		19:07
Number 13 C. McDonald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		08:42
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	1		16:11
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	10	0		08:28
Number 18 R. Strome	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	1	57.1%	17:03
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	1	1	+2	0	4	1	0		19:16
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	60%	17:08
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		16:23
Number 48 K. Mouillierat	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	37.5%	09:07
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	3	45.5%	18:51
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	1		17:11
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	40%	21:12
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		23:00
Number 3 T. Hamonic	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	4	2		25:17
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:43
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	6		22:09
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3		17:14
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	4		23:37

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Johnson	27	25	2	.926	64:21	OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	1		20:35
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	3	53.8%	16:05
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	66.7%	21:38
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	40%	17:01
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0		12:05
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		10:00
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:04
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0		08:53
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	50%	18:10
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	53.8%	12:06
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		20:38
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	27.3%	17:16
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	2		25:37
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	4		24:26
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3		13:12
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	3		23:06
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		19:38
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	6		22:30

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	32	30	2	.938	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:40	New York Islanders	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	16:36	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	High sticking	2
3rd	05:14	New York Islanders	Matt Martin	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:14	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
New York Islanders scratches: Lubomir Visnovsky, Matt Donovan
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Latta, Aaron Volpatti, Cameron Schilling

2014-2015 season series

Every New York Islanders and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Wed, Nov 26, 2014
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2014
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 29, 2014
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 15, 2015
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 17, 2015
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sun, Apr 19, 2015
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Apr 21, 2015
New York Islanders 1 at Washington Capitals 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 23, 2015
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Apr 25, 2015
New York Islanders 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Mon, Apr 27, 2015

Other NHL games on Feb 21

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 21, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Detroit Red Wings 7 at Dallas Stars 6	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Arizona Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Feb 21, 2015
Los Angeles Kings 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 21, 2015