NHL

Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

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Washington Capitals
15-9-2
Final
4 - 1
New York Islanders
13-10-3

Wilson scores twice as the Capitals beat the Islanders 4-1 for their 4th straight win

Bo Horvat scores power-play goal vs. Capitals

Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas each scored an empty-net goal as the Capitals extended their win streak to four games. Logan Thompson made 30 saves.

Bo Horvat scored for New York, and Ilya Sorokin had 14 saves.

The Islanders have lost three straight and four of five overall. They dropped to 1-3-2 in matinee games this season with six remaining.

Wilson opened the scoring when he tapped in a pass from Ovechkin on the power play at 7:37 of the first period. Ryan Leonard, the eighth overall pick in the 2023 draft, also picked up an assist on the play.

Sorokin misplayed a puck behind his own net and set up Wilson for his team-high 15th goal with 6:02 left in the second.

Horvat buried a bouncing puck near the top of the crease to make it 2-1 with 6:17 remaining in the third.

The Islanders went 1 for 3 on the power play. They have converted two of their last 34 chances with the man advantage.

Up next Capitals: At Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Islanders: Host Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:37 Tom Wilson Goal (14) Tip-In, assists: Alex Ovechkin (13), Ryan Leonard (8)
Goal 2nd Period 13:58 Tom Wilson Goal (15) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 13:43 Bo Horvat Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Pulock (11), Matthew Schaefer (11)
Goal 3rd Period 18:49 Aliaksei Protas Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Matt Roy (5), Tom Wilson (14)
Goal 3rd Period 19:29 Alex Ovechkin Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Beauvillier (4)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 13
21 Hits 23
3 Takeaways 6
19 Shots 31
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
19 Faceoffs Won 27
41.3 Faceoff Win Percent 58.7
8 Giveaways 18
3 Total Penalties 2
6 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bo Horvat, C Out Jan 8
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tom Wilson, RW Injured Reserve Jan 14
Jakob Chychrun, D Day-To-Day Jan 14
Justin Sourdif, RW Day-To-Day Jan 14
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13
Pierre-Luc Dubois, LW Injured Reserve Jan 3

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 15,648 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 15 60 4
NY Islanders 25 16 55 5
Washington 24 17 54 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 52 10
Philadelphia 22 15 52 8
New Jersey 24 21 50 2
Columbus 20 19 47 7
NY Rangers 20 22 46 6
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