New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Friday, April 17, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4–3 on Friday, April 17, 2015 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
New York Islanders	3	47-28-7
at Washington Capitals	4	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	0	3
Washington Capitals	0	2	2	4

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	7	7	7	21
Washington Capitals	5	18	12	35

Three stars

N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Chimera, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:14	New York Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck (1)	Matt Martin (1)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 0
2nd	03:24	New York Islanders	Ryan Strome (2)	John Tavares (2), Lubomir Visnovsky (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 0
2nd	11:26	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner (1)	Mike Green (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)	Even strength	NYI 2, WSH 1
2nd	14:09	New York Islanders	Kyle Okposo (1)	Josh Bailey (2), Calvin de Haan (1)	Even strength	NYI 3, WSH 1
2nd	16:09	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (1)	Matt Niskanen (1), Nicklas Backstrom (2)	Even strength	NYI 3, WSH 2
3rd	03:44	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (1)	John Carlson (1)	Power play	NYI 3, WSH 3
3rd	07:37	Washington Capitals	Jason Chimera (1)	Jay Beagle (1), Matt Niskanen (2)	Even strength	NYI 3, WSH 4

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	21	35
Power play	0 of 1	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	2
Hits	38	59
Blocked shots	27	11
Giveaways	14	10
Takeaways	4	2
Faceoffs won	27/55 (49.1%)	28/55 (50.9%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	1	0		21:04
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	0	0		11:36
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	6	0	0		12:46
Number 18 R. Strome	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0	50%	17:11
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	2	0	16.7%	19:36
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		11:57
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	13:03
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:48
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	5	0	61.5%	18:10
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	13:13
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		14:34
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0	43.8%	17:24
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		22:37
Number 11 L. Visnovsky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3	0		20:42
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0		18:53
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		16:57
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	0		16:14
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	1	0		23:38

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	35	31	4	.886	58:43	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	8	0	0		18:34
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0	44.4%	16:26
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	2	3	+1	0	4	2	1	1	66.7%	18:59
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		18:00
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	42.9%	10:30
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		07:08
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	0	100%	14:19
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	2	0		17:22
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	0	0		07:17
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	4	0	33.3%	16:40
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:07
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	45.5%	16:24
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	5	0	0		21:47
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	1	0		17:22
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	5	0	0		22:07
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	7	1	0		19:54
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	1	0		17:47
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0		20:17

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	21	18	3	.857	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:54	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	High sticking	2
3rd	02:50	New York Islanders	Ryan Strome	Slashing	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, David Brisebois
New York Islanders scratches: Eric Boulton, Colin McDonald, Tyler Kennedy, Travis Hamonic, Matt Donovan, Griffin Reinhart
Washington Capitals scratches: Braden Holtby, Michael Latta, 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 17

Other NHL games on Friday, April 17, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Apr 17, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Fri, Apr 17, 2015
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Apr 17, 2015

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