National Hockey League

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Match Report

Nelson's late goal gives Islanders 1-0 win over Capitals

— Brock Nelson scored with just under seven minutes left and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as the New York Islanders edged Washington 1-0 on Tuesday night to pull even with the Capitals for first place in the East Division.

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Team Stats

10
Blocked Shots
16
26
Hits
32
3
Takeaways
8
29
Shots
39
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
29
49.1
Faceoff Win Percent
50.9
10
Giveaways
4
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek GA 1 · SA 39 · SOS 0
  • Jakub Vrana BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • T.J. Oshie BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Lars Eller BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1

NYI

  • Semyon Varlamov GA 0 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Mathew Barzal BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Brock Nelson BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 2

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:59 · 3rd
  4. 19:55 · 3rd
  5. 19:55 · 3rd
  6. 19:55 · 3rd
  7. 19:47 · 3rd
  8. 19:47 · 3rd

Head to Head

WSH leads series 3-2

Injuries

New York Islanders

  • Matias Maccelli Injured Reserve
  • Calum Ritchie Injured Reserve
  • Alexander Romanov Injured Reserve
  • Mathew Barzal Injured Reserve

Washington Capitals

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

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