National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Islanders 4
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Washington Capitals 0
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Match Report

Trotz's Islanders eliminate Capitals with 4-0 win in Game 5

Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Semyon Varlamov shut out the team that drafted him and the New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beating them 4-0 Thursday night in Game 5.

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Team Stats

NYI WSH
31
Blocked Shots
7
46
Hits
34
8
Takeaways
3
17
Shots
21
1
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
33.3
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
22
51.1
Faceoff Win Percent
48.9
13
Giveaways
8
1
Total Penalties
3
2
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

NYI

  • Brock Nelson C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Casey Cizikas C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Semyon Varlamov G GA 0 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau C BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 2

WSH

  • Braden Holtby G GA 2 · SA 15 · SOS 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

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. Missed 19:08 4-0
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  2. Goal 18:31 4-0
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  3. Goal 17:47 3-0
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  4. Missed 14:45 2-0
    Richard Panik 3rd
  5. Missed 12:45 2-0
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  6. Missed 7:02 2-0
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  7. Missed 5:49 2-0
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  8. Missed 5:17 2-0
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  9. Missed 4:19 2-0
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  10. Missed 18:42 2-0
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  11. Missed 18:05 2-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 2nd
  12. Penalty 17:19
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  13. Penalty 17:02
    Richard Panik 2nd
  14. Missed 14:27 2-0
    T.J. Oshie 2nd
  15. Missed 10:43 2-0
    Mathew Barzal 2nd
  16. Missed 9:45 2-0
    Casey Cizikas 2nd
  17. Goal 9:33 2-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  18. Missed 6:46 1-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 2nd
  19. Missed 3:18 1-0
    Jonas Siegenthaler 2nd
  20. Missed 2:11 1-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  21. Missed 1:30 1-0
    Jordan Eberle 2nd
  22. Missed 1:09 1-0
    Leo Komarov 2nd
  23. Missed 0:50 1-0
    Nick Leddy 2nd
  24. Missed 14:40 1-0
    Brenden Dillon 1st
  25. Penalty 14:12
    Lars Eller 1st
  26. Missed 13:48 1-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  27. Penalty 10:59
    1st
  28. Goal 10:19 1-0
    Anthony Beauvillier 1st
  29. Penalty 10:02
    Nic Dowd 1st
  30. Missed 7:04 0-0
    Dmitry Orlov 1st
  31. Missed 4:33 0-0
    Mathew Barzal 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 4-0
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 4-0
    3rd
  3. Hit 19:37 4-0
    Richard Panik 3rd
  4. Missed 19:08 4-0
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  5. Giveaway 19:04 4-0
    Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd
  6. Takeaway 18:51 4-0
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd
  7. Face Off 18:31 4-0
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  8. Goal 18:31 4-0
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  9. Takeaway 18:28 3-0
    Josh Bailey 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:16 3-0
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  11. Stoppage 18:16 3-0
    3rd
  12. Face Off 17:47 3-0
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  13. Goal 17:47 3-0
    Nick Leddy 3rd
  14. Blocked 17:18 2-0
    John Carlson 3rd
  15. Face Off 17:12 2-0
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  16. Stoppage 17:12 2-0
    3rd
  17. Giveaway 17:07 2-0
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  18. Hit 16:48 2-0
    Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd
  19. Hit 16:43 2-0
    Matt Martin 3rd
  20. Face Off 16:06 2-0
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  21. Stoppage 16:06 2-0
    3rd
  22. Hit 16:00 2-0
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  23. Face Off 15:57 2-0
    Brock Nelson 3rd
  24. Stoppage 15:57 2-0
    3rd
  25. Hit 15:46 2-0
    Ryan Pulock 3rd
  26. Hit 15:30 2-0
    Michael Dal Colle 3rd
  27. Missed 14:45 2-0
    Richard Panik 3rd
  28. Hit 14:12 2-0
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  29. Hit 13:59 2-0
    Scott Mayfield 3rd
  30. Hit 13:47 2-0
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  31. Blocked 13:44 2-0
    Radko Gudas 3rd
  32. Face Off 13:21 2-0
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  33. Stoppage 13:21 2-0
    3rd
  34. Blocked 13:21 2-0
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  35. Hit 12:53 2-0
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  36. Hit 12:46 2-0
    Adam Pelech 3rd
  37. Missed 12:45 2-0
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  38. Face Off 12:41 2-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  39. Stoppage 12:41 2-0
    3rd
  40. Blocked 12:41 2-0
    Garnet Hathaway 3rd

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