New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Saturday, February 21, 2015 · Verizon Center
NHLN-US · SN · CSN-DC · MSG+
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Verizon Center. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 32-27.
Goals came from Travis Hamonic, Matt Niskanen, Eric Fehr and Ryan Strome.
Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Chad Johnson stopped 25 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Travis Hamonic (4)John Tavares (32), Josh Bailey (18)1–007:41 NYI
Matt Niskanen (3)Nicklas Backstrom (46), Karl Alzner (12)1–119:19 WSH
3rd period
Eric Fehr (17)Brooks Laich (8)1–214:26 WSH
Ryan Strome (13)Anders Lee (12), John Tavares (33)2–219:12 NYI
SO period
Evgeny KuznetsovUnassisted2–300:00 WSH
Team stats
NYIWSH
32Shots on goal27
47%Faceoff %53%
0/1Power play0/1
7Penalty minutes7
41Hits29
27Blocked shots24
8Giveaways9
7Takeaways10
Penalties
- 1st 14:40
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 1st 16:36
Evgeny Kuznetsov · high sticking2 min - 3rd 05:14Matt Martin · fighting5 min
- 3rd 05:14Tom Wilson · fighting5 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 21:12 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:07 |
| 18Ryan StromeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 17:03 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 19:16 |
| 3Travis HamonicD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 25:17 |
| 13Colin McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 08:42 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:11 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:28 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:08 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 |
| 48Kael MouillieratL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:07 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:51 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:11 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:00 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:09 |
| 44Calvin de HaanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:14 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Chad JohnsonG | O | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 64:21 |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 16Eric FehrC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:05 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:38 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 25:37 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 24:26 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:35 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:53 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 18:10 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:06 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:38 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:12 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 23:06 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:38 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 22:30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 65:00 |