New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Monday, April 27, 2015, 7:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2–1 on Monday, April 27, 2015 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	3	4	4	11
Washington Capitals	11	10	5	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	18:35	Washington Capitals	Joel Ward (1)	Brooks Orpik (1), Alex Ovechkin (3)	Even strength	NYI 0, WSH 1
3rd	03:13	New York Islanders	Frans Nielsen (1)	Thomas Hickey (1), Ryan Strome (2)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 1
3rd	12:42	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)	Jason Chimera (2), John Carlson (3)	Even strength	NYI 1, WSH 2

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		17:32
Number 13 C. McDonald	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0		13:36
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		12:51
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	0		13:16
Number 18 R. Strome	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	33.3%	15:40
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	33.3%	19:24
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		15:22
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	40%	13:39
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	11:45
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	47.1%	14:41
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		13:40
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	18.2%	20:44
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	-1	1	3	3		26:19
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	1	1	+1	1	3	4		20:09
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	+1	1	3	1		19:41
Number 42 S. Mayfield	D	0	0	0	-1	0	7	3		14:20
Number 46 M. Donovan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:24
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	-2	5	3	1		25:57

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	26	24	2	.923	59:00	Loss

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	1	1	+1	0	1	7	1		16:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	76.2%	18:21
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:55
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	22.2%	12:01
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:34
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	1		16:02
Number 42 J. Ward	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	2	100%	18:46
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		10:18
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:36
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	71.4%	13:49
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		16:50
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	37.5%	17:45
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		23:05
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		14:37
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		20:31
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	7	4		23:01
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:31
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	4		21:26

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	11	10	1	.909	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
3rd	17:06	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	Roughing	2

New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Michel Cormier
New York Islanders scratches: Eric Boulton, Matt Carkner, Lubomir Visnovsky, Tyler Kennedy, Michael Grabner, Travis Hamonic, Kevin Poulin, Calvin de Haan, Anders Lee, Kael Mouillierat, Johan Sundstrom, Griffin Reinhart, Ryan Pulock
Washington Capitals scratches: Eric Fehr, Justin Peters, Michael Latta

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 Monday, April 27, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Apr 27, 2015