National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Islanders 5
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Washington Capitals 2
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Match Report

Islanders play Trotz hockey, take 2-0 series lead on Caps

Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal on a second-period breakaway 15 seconds after Alex Ovechkin tied it, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.

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Team Stats

NYI WSH
18
Blocked Shots
17
38
Hits
34
7
Takeaways
5
32
Shots
25
1
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
2
20.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
36
Faceoffs Won
30
54.5
Faceoff Win Percent
45.5
11
Giveaways
9
4
Total Penalties
5
8
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 2 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Anders Lee LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

WSH

  • Braden Holtby G GA 4 · SA 31 · SOS 0
  • Carl Hagelin LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Nic Dowd C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 0 · HT 1 · 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. Goal 18:21 5-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  2. Goal 17:14 4-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  3. Missed 10:14 3-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  4. Missed 9:23 3-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  5. Penalty 8:42
    Andy Greene 3rd
  6. Missed 7:16 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  7. Penalty 3:15
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  8. Missed 0:51 3-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  9. Missed 19:03 3-2
    Jonas Siegenthaler 2nd
  10. Missed 17:56 3-2
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  11. Missed 17:10 3-2
    Derick Brassard 2nd
  12. Penalty 13:42
    2nd
  13. Missed 12:47 3-2
    Ryan Pulock 2nd
  14. Missed 12:08 3-2
    Anders Lee 2nd
  15. Missed 8:26 3-2
    Carl Hagelin 2nd
  16. Penalty 7:15
    Garnet Hathaway 2nd
  17. Penalty 7:15
    Garnet Hathaway 2nd
  18. Penalty 7:15
    Matt Martin 2nd
  19. Goal 6:54 3-2
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  20. Goal 6:39 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  21. Missed 5:52 2-1
    Leo Komarov 2nd
  22. Goal 5:01 2-1
    Matt Martin 2nd
  23. Goal 2:56 1-1
    Nick Leddy 2nd
  24. Penalty 2:38
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  25. Missed 2:07 0-1
    Devon Toews 2nd
  26. Missed 2:00 0-1
    Devon Toews 2nd
  27. Missed 19:46 0-1
    Devon Toews 1st
  28. Missed 18:50 0-1
    Michal Kempny 1st
  29. Penalty 15:20
    Tom Wilson 1st
  30. Missed 13:20 0-1
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  31. Missed 12:58 0-1
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  32. Missed 7:54 0-1
    Tom Wilson 1st
  33. Missed 7:29 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  34. Penalty 5:13
    1st
  35. Penalty 3:46
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  36. Penalty 3:46
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  37. Goal 0:56 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  38. Missed 0:41 0-0
    John Carlson 1st
  39. Missed 0:35 0-0
    Jakub Vrana 1st
  40. Missed 0:23 0-0
    John Carlson 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:50 5-2
    Andy Greene 3rd
  4. Shot 19:21 5-2
    Travis Boyd 3rd
  5. Face Off 19:15 5-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  6. Stoppage 19:15 5-2
    3rd
  7. Blocked 19:07 5-2
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  8. Shot 19:03 5-2
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  9. Hit 18:43 5-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:21 5-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  11. Goal 18:21 5-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  12. Shot 18:08 4-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  13. Hit 18:02 4-2
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:14 4-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  15. Goal 17:14 4-2
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  16. Giveaway 17:12 3-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  17. Shot 16:51 3-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  18. Hit 16:00 3-2
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  19. Hit 15:52 3-2
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  20. Giveaway 15:46 3-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  21. Face Off 15:31 3-2
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  22. Stoppage 15:31 3-2
    3rd
  23. Shot 15:31 3-2
    Casey Cizikas 3rd
  24. Takeaway 15:18 3-2
    Derick Brassard 3rd
  25. Blocked 14:34 3-2
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  26. Hit 14:21 3-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  27. Face Off 14:05 3-2
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  28. Stoppage 14:05 3-2
    3rd
  29. Hit 13:57 3-2
    Andy Greene 3rd
  30. Shot 13:33 3-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  31. Takeaway 13:19 3-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  32. Face Off 12:34 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  33. Stoppage 12:34 3-2
    3rd
  34. Shot 12:19 3-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  35. Shot 12:09 3-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  36. Giveaway 12:04 3-2
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  37. Giveaway 12:00 3-2
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  38. Face Off 11:49 3-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  39. Stoppage 11:49 3-2
    3rd
  40. Hit 11:45 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd

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