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New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5–1 on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
New York Islanders 1 47-28-7
at Washington Capitals 5 45-26-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 1 0 0 1
Washington Capitals 1 1 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 8 8 7 23
Washington Capitals 10 18 13 41

Three stars

  1. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. K. Alzner, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Beagle, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:48 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (2) John Tavares (3), Nick Leddy (3) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 0
1st 09:05 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) Marcus Johansson (1), Karl Alzner (1) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 1
2nd 10:31 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner (2) Troy Brouwer (1), Jay Beagle (2) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 2
3rd 02:42 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) Jay Beagle (3), Jason Chimera (1) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 3
3rd 06:19 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) Matt Niskanen (3), Joel Ward (3) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 4
3rd 09:00 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (2) Marcus Johansson (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 23 41
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 31 9
Hits 49 49
Blocked shots 16 18
Giveaways 9 8
Takeaways 5 11
Faceoffs won 18/49 (36.7%) 31/49 (63.3%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 16:17
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 14 1 4 0 10:40
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 10 1 5 0 10:36
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:13
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 17:20
26 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 12:17
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 12:23
51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 40% 15:30
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 55.6% 13:48
84 M. Grabovski C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 45.5% 15:38
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 2 17:37
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 -2 0 3 4 1 26.7% 17:10
2 N. Leddy D 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 23:45
8 G. Reinhart D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 12:42
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 20:01
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 2 19:46
44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 15:17
55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 10 2 26:00
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 M. Neuvirth 6 6 0 1.000 11:00
41 J. Halak 35 30 5 .857 49:00 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 18:23
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 78.6% 18:49
20 T. Brouwer R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 100% 16:31
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 50% 12:53
25 J. Chimera L 1 1 2 +3 0 4 3 0 100% 15:52
42 J. Ward R 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 1 18:41
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 10:01
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 50% 09:26
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 +2 0 0 4 0 14:09
83 J. Beagle C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 58.3% 12:57
90 M. Johansson L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 4 0 15:30
92 E. Kuznetsov C 2 1 3 +3 2 7 2 0 45.5% 16:28
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 2 3 22:46
6 T. Gleason D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 17:07
27 K. Alzner D 1 1 2 +3 0 1 1 1 16:50
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 6 2 18:48
52 M. Green D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 2 21:01
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 19:53
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 23 22 1 .957 59:55 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:22 New York Islanders Anders Lee Fighting (major) 5
1st 05:22 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:25 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov High sticking 2
2nd 20:00 New York Islanders Jaroslav Halak Tripping 2
3rd 04:13 New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck Slashing 2
3rd 11:40 New York Islanders Matt Martin Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 11:42 New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck Slashing 2
3rd 11:42 New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 16:58 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Interference 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Chris Rooney, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, Steve Miller
New York Islanders scratches
Eric Boulton, Matt Carkner, Lubomir Visnovsky, Colin McDonald, Michael Grabner, Travis Hamonic, Matt Donovan, Kevin Poulin, Brock Nelson, Kael Mouillierat, Scott Mayfield, Johan Sundstrom, Ryan Pulock
Washington Capitals scratches
Eric Fehr, Curtis Glencross, Justin Peters

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Playoffs Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 23

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Playoffs Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Playoffs Game page

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