Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 7:30 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2–1 in overtime on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11
at New York Islanders	1	47-28-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	10	6	7	7	30
New York Islanders	13	15	6	3	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:06	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (2)	John Carlson (2), Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 0
1st	19:47	New York Islanders	Casey Cizikas (1)	Cal Clutterbuck (1), Nick Leddy (2)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 1
OT	11:09	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Joel Ward (2), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYI 1

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

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	1	1	2	+1	2	8	1	0		22:15
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	+2	0	5	2	2	45.8%	25:19
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	50%	20:52
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	15:41
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		18:42
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		21:58
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	1		07:44
Number 46 M. Latta	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	08:17
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:06
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	65%	21:21
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		18:53
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	50%	14:59
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		28:08
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:32
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		22:18
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	4		25:55
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1		23:03
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	6		27:52

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	37	36	1	.973	70:59	Win

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	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		21:26
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	9	0		16:38
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0		15:16
Number 18 R. Strome	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	50%	21:11
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	60%	21:59
Number 26 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0		10:31
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	-1	2	5	2	0		17:51
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	52.9%	15:03
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	25%	18:14
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	4	0	50%	15:28
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		17:05
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	2	55.6%	24:53
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	4		27:52
Number 11 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		07:50
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	5		25:42
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4		22:59
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		24:10
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	6	1		30:00

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	30	28	2	.933	70:46	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:21	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Tripping	2
2nd	03:32	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Kneeing	2
2nd	05:54	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Charging	2
2nd	08:44	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	06:40	New York Islanders	Anders Lee	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll
Washington Capitals scratches: Eric Fehr, Curtis Glencross, Justin Peters
New York Islanders scratches: Eric Boulton, Matt Carkner, Colin McDonald, Michael Grabner, Travis Hamonic, Matt Donovan, Kevin Poulin, Kael Mouillierat, Scott Mayfield, Johan Sundstrom, Griffin Reinhart, Ryan Pulock

Every Washington Capitals and New York Islanders 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 Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Nashville Predators 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/3OT Playoffs	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Apr 21, 2015
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Apr 21, 2015