New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
New York Islanders	4	47-28-7
at Washington Capitals	1	45-26-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	2	1	4
Washington Capitals	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	11	6	10	27
Washington Capitals	7	10	8	25

Three stars

J. Bailey, New York Islanders (1 goal, 1 assist)
B. Nelson, New York Islanders (2 goals)
M. Johansson, 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	06:06	New York Islanders	Brock Nelson (1)	Josh Bailey (1), Johnny Boychuk (1)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 0
1st	19:03	Washington Capitals	Marcus Johansson (1)	Brooks Laich (1)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 1
2nd	03:50	New York Islanders	Ryan Strome (1)	John Tavares (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 1
2nd	10:36	New York Islanders	Josh Bailey (1)	Kyle Okposo (1), Frans Nielsen (1)	Even strength	NYI 3, WSH 1
3rd	18:41	New York Islanders	Brock Nelson (2)	Anders Lee (1), Michael Grabner (1)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 4, WSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Stat	New York Islanders	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	27	25
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	36	46
Blocked shots	19	17
Giveaways	5	11
Takeaways	9	8
Faceoffs won	23/62 (37.1%)	39/62 (62.9%)

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	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0		15:11
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	1		11:40
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1		12:02
Number 18 R. Strome	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1		15:51
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	25%	17:19
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		15:23
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	0	18.2%	13:17
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1		12:41
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	53.8%	16:50
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	33.3%	14:12
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		15:53
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	45%	17:43
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		19:49
Number 11 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1		19:39
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	4	1		21:31
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		17:17
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		16:37
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	3		23:05

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

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	-2	0	8	5	0		20:33
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	63.6%	14:06
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	70%	20:45
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	75%	17:16
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	50%	13:58
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	0		10:39
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0		10:21
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	2		17:04
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	77.8%	05:16
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	15:14
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1		18:18
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	16:45
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-4	0	1	3	1		20:39
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		14:07
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	4		18:34
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	9	4		21:37
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:39
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		23:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	26	23	3	.885	59:06	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:55	Washington Capitals	Eric Fehr	Holding	2
2nd	04:15	New York Islanders	Michael Grabner	Interference	2
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	Roughing	2
3rd	07:47	New York Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck	High sticking	2
3rd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera	High sticking	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Derek Amell
New York Islanders scratches: Eric Boulton, Colin McDonald, Tyler Kennedy, Travis Hamonic, Matt Donovan, Griffin Reinhart
Washington Capitals scratches: Tom Wilson, Andre Burakovsky

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 Apr 15

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 15, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Wed, Apr 15, 2015
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Apr 15, 2015

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