National Hockey League

FINAL
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New York Islanders 2
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Match Report

Ovechkin helps Capitals rally past Islanders to avoid sweep

Alex Ovechkin scored twice, including the go-ahead goal early in the third period, as Washington rallied from two goals down to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 Tuesday night and avoid a sweep in their first-round series.

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Team Stats

WSH NYI
14
Blocked Shots
13
35
Hits
40
3
Takeaways
6
29
Shots
26
1
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
5
20.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
31
44.6
Faceoff Win Percent
55.4
9
Giveaways
11
7
Total Penalties
6
14
Penalty Minutes
12

Top Performers

WSH

  • Braden Holtby G GA 2 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Lars Eller C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Nic Dowd C BS 2 · HT 4 · TK 0

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 3 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Derick Brassard C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey Cizikas C BS 1 · HT 2 · 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. Missed 19:43 3-2
    Devon Toews 3rd
  2. Missed 19:28 3-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  3. Missed 16:18 3-2
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  4. Missed 15:32 3-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  5. Missed 15:25 3-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  6. Missed 13:02 3-2
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  7. Missed 11:32 3-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  8. Missed 10:26 3-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  9. Missed 9:39 3-2
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  10. Missed 9:23 3-2
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  11. Missed 7:38 3-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 3rd
  12. Penalty 6:58
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  13. Missed 4:42 3-2
    Richard Panik 3rd
  14. Goal 3:40 3-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  15. Missed 2:11 2-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  16. Missed 1:22 2-2
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  17. Missed 1:15 2-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  18. Penalty 16:42
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 2nd
  19. Missed 16:39 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  20. Missed 16:18 2-2
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  21. Missed 15:04 2-2
    Richard Panik 2nd
  22. Missed 14:35 2-2
    John Carlson 2nd
  23. Missed 11:43 2-2
    Devon Toews 2nd
  24. Missed 10:24 2-2
    Derick Brassard 2nd
  25. Penalty 10:06
    Tom Wilson 2nd
  26. Missed 9:01 2-2
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  27. Missed 7:57 2-2
    Brock Nelson 2nd
  28. Missed 7:42 2-2
    Lars Eller 2nd
  29. Missed 7:18 2-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  30. Missed 6:48 2-2
    Josh Bailey 2nd
  31. Goal 5:29 2-2
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  32. Penalty 3:46
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  33. Goal 3:35 1-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd
  34. Penalty 3:09
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  35. Missed 2:45 0-2
    Tom Wilson 2nd
  36. Penalty 2:04
    Scott Mayfield 2nd
  37. Penalty 1:29
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  38. Penalty 19:57
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  39. Missed 18:20 0-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st
  40. Penalty 16:52
    Devon Toews 1st
  41. Penalty 16:07
    Garnet Hathaway 1st
  42. Penalty 16:07
    Garnet Hathaway 1st
  43. Penalty 16:07
    Scott Mayfield 1st
  44. Missed 11:57 0-2
    Tom Wilson 1st
  45. Goal 9:16 0-2
    Mathew Barzal 1st
  46. Missed 7:47 0-1
    Nick Jensen 1st
  47. Goal 3:50 0-1
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1st
  48. Missed 3:39 0-0
    Adam Pelech 1st
  49. Missed 2:50 0-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  50. Missed 1:36 0-0
    Ryan Pulock 1st
  51. Penalty 0:58
    Brenden Dillon 1st
  52. Missed 0:43 0-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  53. Missed 0:38 0-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-2
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:57 3-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:57 3-2
    3rd
  5. Hit 19:53 3-2
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  6. Blocked 19:50 3-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  7. Face Off 19:46 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  8. Stoppage 19:46 3-2
    3rd
  9. Shot 19:45 3-2
    Derick Brassard 3rd
  10. Missed 19:43 3-2
    Devon Toews 3rd
  11. Shot 19:35 3-2
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  12. Face Off 19:29 3-2
    Derick Brassard 3rd
  13. Stoppage 19:29 3-2
    3rd
  14. Missed 19:28 3-2
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  15. Giveaway 19:10 3-2
    Anders Lee 3rd
  16. Giveaway 18:42 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  17. Face Off 18:23 3-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  18. Stoppage 18:23 3-2
    3rd
  19. Giveaway 18:15 3-2
    John Carlson 3rd
  20. Face Off 17:48 3-2
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  21. Stoppage 17:48 3-2
    3rd
  22. Blocked 17:42 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  23. Hit 17:41 3-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  24. Blocked 17:26 3-2
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  25. Face Off 17:18 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  26. Stoppage 17:18 3-2
    3rd
  27. Shot 17:17 3-2
    Jordan Eberle 3rd
  28. Shot 17:06 3-2
    Mathew Barzal 3rd
  29. Hit 16:51 3-2
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  30. Hit 16:21 3-2
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  31. Missed 16:18 3-2
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  32. Giveaway 15:49 3-2
    Lars Eller 3rd
  33. Missed 15:32 3-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  34. Missed 15:25 3-2
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  35. Shot 15:14 3-2
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  36. Shot 15:03 3-2
    Richard Panik 3rd
  37. Blocked 14:59 3-2
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  38. Hit 14:20 3-2
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  39. Hit 14:11 3-2
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  40. Face Off 13:59 3-2
    Nic Dowd 3rd

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