National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Islanders 4
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Washington Capitals 2
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Match Report

Bailey helps Islanders rally to beat Capitals 4-2 in Game 1

Josh Bailey scored a shorthanded goal 6:52 into the third period and the New York Islanders overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Wednesday in a hard-hitting opener to the first-round playoff series.

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Team Stats

NYI WSH
16
Blocked Shots
13
39
Hits
36
8
Takeaways
7
27
Shots
26
0
Power Play Goals
2
4
Power Play Opportunities
7
0.0
Power Play Percentage
28.6
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
36
Faceoffs Won
20
64.3
Faceoff Win Percent
35.7
17
Giveaways
13
9
Total Penalties
7
21
Penalty Minutes
17

Top Performers

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 2 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Anders Lee LW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Derick Brassard C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1

WSH

  • Braden Holtby G GA 4 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 4 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Carl Hagelin LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

New York Islanders

  • Ryan Pulock Day-To-Day
  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 19:17
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  2. Missed 18:14 4-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  3. Missed 12:23 4-2
    Derick Brassard 3rd
  4. Goal 11:55 4-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  5. Goal 6:52 3-2
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  6. Missed 6:40 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Missed 5:56 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  8. Penalty 5:51
    Leo Komarov 3rd
  9. Missed 5:30 2-2
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  10. Goal 0:51 2-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  11. Missed 19:59 1-2
    Devon Toews 2nd
  12. Goal 18:57 1-2
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  13. Missed 17:40 0-2
    Dmitry Orlov 2nd
  14. Missed 16:14 0-2
    Tom Wilson 2nd
  15. Penalty 16:04
    2nd
  16. Penalty 11:53
    Richard Panik 2nd
  17. Goal 11:18 0-2
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  18. Penalty 10:18
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  19. Penalty 8:42
    Garnet Hathaway 2nd
  20. Missed 6:51 0-1
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  21. Goal 5:27 0-1
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  22. Penalty 4:19
    Matt Martin 2nd
  23. Missed 1:31 0-0
    Nick Leddy 2nd
  24. Missed 0:15 0-0
    Josh Bailey 2nd
  25. Missed 18:50 0-0
    Brock Nelson 1st
  26. Penalty 17:13
    Tom Wilson 1st
  27. Penalty 17:13
    Anders Lee 1st
  28. Missed 14:09 0-0
    Anders Lee 1st
  29. Missed 13:30 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  30. Penalty 10:24
    Tom Wilson 1st
  31. Missed 10:13 0-0
    Ilya Kovalchuk 1st
  32. Missed 10:00 0-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  33. Penalty 9:03
    Scott Mayfield 1st
  34. Missed 8:10 0-0
    John Carlson 1st
  35. Penalty 6:59
    Matt Martin 1st
  36. Penalty 4:22
    Casey Cizikas 1st
  37. Penalty 4:22
    Tom Wilson 1st
  38. Missed 3:18 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  39. Missed 2:45 0-0
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  40. Penalty 2:33
    Anders Lee 1st
  41. Penalty 2:33
    Anders Lee 1st
  42. Penalty 2:33
    John Carlson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-2
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:52 4-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  4. Blocked 19:43 4-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  5. Takeaway 19:41 4-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  6. Hit 19:40 4-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Face Off 19:17 4-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  8. Penalty 19:17
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  9. Shot 19:08 4-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:59 4-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:59 4-2
    3rd
  12. Giveaway 18:54 4-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  13. Hit 18:36 4-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  14. Giveaway 18:29 4-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  15. Missed 18:14 4-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  16. Giveaway 17:39 4-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  17. Giveaway 17:35 4-2
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  18. Takeaway 17:09 4-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  19. Face Off 16:50 4-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  20. Stoppage 16:50 4-2
    3rd
  21. Hit 16:34 4-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  22. Hit 16:26 4-2
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  23. Hit 15:47 4-2
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  24. Takeaway 15:35 4-2
    Matt Martin 3rd
  25. Blocked 15:29 4-2
    Michal Kempny 3rd
  26. Hit 15:06 4-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  27. Shot 14:43 4-2
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  28. Hit 14:15 4-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  29. Blocked 14:12 4-2
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  30. Shot 14:02 4-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  31. Hit 13:40 4-2
    Richard Panik 3rd
  32. Takeaway 13:32 4-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  33. Hit 13:08 4-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  34. Hit 12:32 4-2
    Michal Kempny 3rd
  35. Missed 12:23 4-2
    Derick Brassard 3rd
  36. Face Off 12:15 4-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  37. Stoppage 12:15 4-2
    3rd
  38. Face Off 11:55 4-2
    Travis Boyd 3rd
  39. Goal 11:55 4-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  40. Shot 11:52 3-2
    Josh Bailey 3rd

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