Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Monday, December 29, 2014 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
CSN-DC · MSG+ 2
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 39-26.
Goals came from Anders Lee, Lubomir Visnovsky, Calvin de Haan, Eric Fehr, Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and Johnny Boychuk.
Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 35 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Anders Lee (8)Thomas Hickey (10), Ryan Strome (16)0–108:15 NYI
2nd period
Lubomir Visnovsky (3)Frans Nielsen (12), Mikhail Grabovski (8)0–210:06 NYI · PPG
3rd period
Calvin de Haan (1)John Tavares (17), Nikolay Kulemin (8)0–301:41 NYI · SHG
Eric Fehr (10)Brooks Laich (4), Jack Hillen (2)1–304:40 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (12)Alex Ovechkin (13), Mike Green (14)2–306:29 WSH
Alex Ovechkin (17)Nicklas Backstrom (26)3–317:19 WSH
OT period
Johnny Boychuk (3)Ryan Strome (17), Kyle Okposo (24)3–402:53 NYI · PPG
Team stats
WSHNYI
26Shots on goal39
46%Faceoff %54%
0/4Power play2/7
14Penalty minutes8
41Hits45
14Blocked shots15
11Giveaways17
18Takeaways24
Penalties
- 1st 03:57
Anders Lee · hooking2 min - 1st 04:14
Alex Ovechkin · holding the stick2 min - 1st 15:58Brock Nelson · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 00:48John Tavares · hooking2 min
- 2nd 09:15Tom Wilson · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 10:55Jack Hillen · holding2 min
- 2nd 19:46Brock Nelson · interference2 min
- 3rd 07:06Matt Niskanen · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 12:40Brooks Orpik · roughing2 min
- 3rd 18:56Evgeny Kuznetsov · high sticking double minor4 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 18:59 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 18:40 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:49 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:22 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:53 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:12 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:15 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:20 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:37 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:57 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:47 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:42 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:25 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:13 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | O | 39 | 35 | 4 | .897 | 62:46 |
New York Islanders
| 18Ryan StromeC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:35 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:32 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13:29 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 |
| 84Mikhail GrabovskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:18 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:16 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:46 |
| 11Lubomir VisnovskyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:18 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:12 |
| 44Calvin de HaanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:49 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25:09 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:07 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:23 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 09:52 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:41 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:30 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:35 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:46 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | W | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 62:53 |