National Hockey League

FINAL
Washington Capitals 1
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New York Islanders 2
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Scotiabank Arena

Match Report

Islanders beat Capitals 2-1 in OT, take 3-0 lead in series

Mathew Barzal scored 4:28 into overtime, lifting the New York Islanders to a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Sunday.

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Team Stats

WSH NYI
19
Blocked Shots
19
36
Hits
31
4
Takeaways
9
23
Shots
34
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
5
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
30
46.4
Faceoff Win Percent
53.6
11
Giveaways
12
5
Total Penalties
2
10
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

WSH

  • Braden Holtby G GA 2 · SA 34 · SOS 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 3 · HT 1 · TK 1

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 1 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 2
  • Anders Lee LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

New York Islanders

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

Washington Capitals

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

Play by Play

  1. Goal 4:28 1-2
    Mathew Barzal 1st OT
  2. Missed 16:05 1-1
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  3. Missed 11:27 1-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  4. Missed 10:53 1-1
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  5. Missed 10:48 1-1
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  6. Missed 7:39 1-1
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  7. Missed 6:48 1-1
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  8. Penalty 6:25
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  9. Missed 5:51 1-1
    Carl Hagelin 3rd
  10. Missed 4:15 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  11. Missed 2:39 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  12. Penalty 2:34
    Matt Martin 3rd
  13. Missed 1:48 1-1
    John Carlson 3rd
  14. Missed 1:01 1-1
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  15. Missed 18:39 1-1
    Derick Brassard 2nd
  16. Missed 18:01 1-1
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  17. Missed 14:41 1-1
    Nick Jensen 2nd
  18. Missed 11:53 1-1
    Tom Wilson 2nd
  19. Penalty 11:10
    Radko Gudas 2nd
  20. Missed 10:42 1-1
    Radko Gudas 2nd
  21. Missed 8:25 1-1
    Josh Bailey 2nd
  22. Missed 8:13 1-1
    Adam Pelech 2nd
  23. Missed 7:41 1-1
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  24. Goal 5:50 1-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  25. Penalty 5:10
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  26. Missed 4:53 0-1
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  27. Missed 2:48 0-1
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  28. Missed 1:50 0-1
    Ilya Kovalchuk 2nd
  29. Missed 19:59 0-1
    Casey Cizikas 1st
  30. Penalty 14:58
    Brenden Dillon 1st
  31. Goal 14:50 0-1
    Anders Lee 1st
  32. Missed 14:40 0-0
    Brock Nelson 1st
  33. Missed 12:58 0-0
    Anders Lee 1st
  34. Penalty 10:38
    T.J. Oshie 1st
  35. Missed 8:48 0-0
    Radko Gudas 1st
  36. Missed 7:26 0-0
    Nick Jensen 1st
  37. Missed 6:53 0-0
    Devon Toews 1st
  38. Penalty 3:57
    Dmitry Orlov 1st
  39. Missed 0:57 0-0
    Radko Gudas 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-2
    1st OT
  2. Period End 20:00 1-2
    1st OT
  3. Goal 4:28 1-2
    Mathew Barzal 1st OT
  4. Shot 4:00 1-1
    Jakub Vrana 1st OT
  5. Shot 3:59 1-1
    Jakub Vrana 1st OT
  6. Blocked 3:56 1-1
    Andy Greene 1st OT
  7. Hit 3:19 1-1
    Adam Pelech 1st OT
  8. Blocked 2:43 1-1
    Andy Greene 1st OT
  9. Shot 2:33 1-1
    Cal Clutterbuck 1st OT
  10. Hit 2:14 1-1
    Leo Komarov 1st OT
  11. Blocked 2:03 1-1
    Scott Mayfield 1st OT
  12. Hit 2:01 1-1
    Martin Fehervary 1st OT
  13. Hit 1:54 1-1
    Scott Mayfield 1st OT
  14. Blocked 1:44 1-1
    Ilya Kovalchuk 1st OT
  15. Shot 0:15 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 1st OT
  16. Face Off 0:00 1-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st OT
  17. Period Start 0:00 1-1
    1st OT
  18. Period End 20:00 1-1
    3rd
  19. Face Off 19:35 1-1
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  20. Stoppage 19:35 1-1
    3rd
  21. Shot 19:35 1-1
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  22. Hit 18:50 1-1
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  23. Blocked 18:27 1-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  24. Shot 18:14 1-1
    Anders Lee 3rd
  25. Shot 18:08 1-1
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  26. Blocked 18:02 1-1
    Anders Lee 3rd
  27. Face Off 17:31 1-1
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  28. Stoppage 17:31 1-1
    3rd
  29. Shot 17:06 1-1
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  30. Blocked 17:04 1-1
    Devon Toews 3rd
  31. Takeaway 16:55 1-1
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  32. Hit 16:30 1-1
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  33. Hit 16:18 1-1
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  34. Hit 16:10 1-1
    Cal Clutterbuck 3rd
  35. Missed 16:05 1-1
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  36. Giveaway 15:49 1-1
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  37. Giveaway 15:34 1-1
    John Carlson 3rd
  38. Blocked 15:24 1-1
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  39. Face Off 15:01 1-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  40. Stoppage 15:01 1-1
    3rd

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