Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, February 26, 2011 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
CSN-DC (HD) · MSG PLUS (HD)
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 31-22.
Goals came from Kyle Okposo, Travis Hamonic, Brooks Laich, Mike Knuble and Alexander Semin.
Michal Neuvirth made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Al Montoya stopped 19 of 22.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Kyle Okposo (1)Michael Grabner (1), Andrew MacDonald (1)0–113:48 NYI
2nd period
Travis Hamonic (1)Unassisted0–200:33 NYI
Brooks Laich (1)John Carlson (1)1–209:44 WSH
3rd period
Mike Knuble (1)Brooks Laich (1), Marcus Johansson (1)2–202:24 WSH
Alexander Semin (1)Alex Ovechkin (1)3–205:41 WSH
Team stats
WSHNYI
22Shots on goal31
53%Faceoff %47%
0/2Power play0/4
13Penalty minutes9
18Hits18
18Blocked shots21
6Giveaways5
11Takeaways18
Penalties
- 1st 04:08
Jeff Schultz · holding2 min - 1st 07:35
Al Montoya · tripping2 min - 1st 17:30Jason Chimera · slashing2 min
- 2nd 02:26Zenon Konopka · fighting5 min
- 2nd 02:26Matt Hendricks · fighting5 min
- 2nd 06:07Brooks Laich · tripping2 min
- 3rd 08:08Matt Moulson · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 08:12Alexander Semin · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 21Brooks LaichL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:45 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:02 |
| 22Mike KnubleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:21 |
| 28Alexander SeminR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:59 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:36 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:31 |
| 10Matt BradleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:19 |
| 15Boyd GordonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:38 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:26 |
| 26Matt HendricksC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:38 |
| 39David SteckelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:10 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:27 |
| 4John ErskineD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 |
| 23Scott HannanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24:37 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:03 |
| 55Jeff SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:48 |
| 89Tyler SloanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | W | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 60:00 |
| 40Todd FordG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 20:30 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:10 |
| 36Travis HamonicD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 23:22 |
| 47Andrew MacDonaldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:09 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:54 |
| 15PA ParenteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:44 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:22 |
| 26Matt MoulsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:25 |
| 28Zenon KonopkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:09 |
| 44Rob SchrempC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:46 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 16:31 |
| 57Blake ComeauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:36 |
| 59Micheal HaleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 05:39 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:04 |
| 6Ty WishartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:04 |
| 8Bruno GervaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:05 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:00 |
| 71Mark KaticD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Al MontoyaG | L | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 58:38 |
| 52Nathan LawsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |