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Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Monday, December 29, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Washington Capitals 3 45-26-11
at New York Islanders 4 47-28-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 3 0 3
New York Islanders 1 1 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 10 10 0 26
New York Islanders 11 11 12 5 39

Three stars

  1. J. Boychuk, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  2. A. Lee, New York Islanders (1 goal)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:15 New York Islanders Anders Lee (8) Thomas Hickey (10), Ryan Strome (16) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 1
2nd 10:06 New York Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky (3) Frans Nielsen (12), Mikhail Grabovski (8) Power play WSH 0, NYI 2
3rd 01:41 New York Islanders Calvin de Haan (1) John Tavares (17), Nikolay Kulemin (8) Shorthanded WSH 0, NYI 3
3rd 04:40 Washington Capitals Eric Fehr (10) Brooks Laich (4), Jack Hillen (2) Even strength WSH 1, NYI 3
3rd 06:29 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (12) Alex Ovechkin (13), Mike Green (14) Even strength WSH 2, NYI 3
3rd 17:19 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (17) Nicklas Backstrom (26) Even strength WSH 3, NYI 3
OT 02:53 New York Islanders Johnny Boychuk (3) Ryan Strome (17), Kyle Okposo (24) Power play WSH 3, NYI 4

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Islanders
Shots on goal 26 39
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 7
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 41 45
Blocked shots 14 15
Giveaways 11 17
Takeaways 18 24
Faceoffs won 28/61 (45.9%) 33/61 (54.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +2 2 6 5 1 0 18:59
16 E. Fehr C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 54.5% 15:02
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 36% 18:40
20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 57.1% 15:37
21 B. Laich C 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 17:49
25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 13:09
42 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 18:53
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 11:12
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 66.7% 08:15
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 13:20
90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:37
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 50% 12:57
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 23:47
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 4 0 21:42
38 J. Hillen D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 2 0 13:22
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 18:25
52 M. Green D 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 19:52
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 24:13
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 39 35 4 .897 62:46 OT loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 14:07
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 1 0 100% 11:23
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 1 0 09:52
18 R. Strome C 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 40% 17:35
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 0 0 20:32
27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 0 2 7 2 0 0 13:29
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 3 0 28.6% 16:41
51 F. Nielsen C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 16:14
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 0 0 63.6% 12:30
84 M. Grabovski C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 14:18
86 N. Kulemin L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 14:16
91 J. Tavares C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 58.3% 21:46
2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 19:35
3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 1 0 19:46
11 L. Visnovsky D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 20:18
14 T. Hickey D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:12
44 C. de Haan D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 5 1 0 18:49
55 J. Boychuk D 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 5 1 25:09
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 26 23 3 .885 62:53 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:57 New York Islanders Anders Lee Hooking 2
1st 04:14 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Holding the stick 2
1st 15:58 New York Islanders Brock Nelson High sticking 2
2nd 00:48 New York Islanders John Tavares Hooking 2
2nd 09:15 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Holding the stick 2
2nd 10:55 Washington Capitals Jack Hillen Holding 2
2nd 19:46 New York Islanders Brock Nelson Interference 2
3rd 07:06 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen High sticking 2
3rd 12:40 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
3rd 18:56 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov High sticking double minor 4

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Chris Rooney, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Brian Mach
Washington Capitals scratches
Nate Schmidt, Andre Burakovsky
New York Islanders scratches
Eric Boulton, Brian Strait, Matt Donovan

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 Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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