Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Playoffs · Sunday, April 19, 2015 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
NBC · SN · TVAS
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in overtime on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 42-25.
Goals came from Kyle Okposo, Nicklas Backstrom and John Tavares.
Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 40 of 42.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Kyle Okposo (2)Lubomir Visnovsky (2), Josh Bailey (3)0–112:37 NYI
3rd period
Nicklas Backstrom (2)Mike Green (2), Joel Ward (1)1–113:54 WSH
OT period
John Tavares (1)Nikolay Kulemin (1), Nick Leddy (1)1–200:15 NYI
Team stats
WSHNYI
25Shots on goal42
51%Faceoff %49%
0/3Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes6
43Hits44
24Blocked shots24
10Giveaways6
5Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 03:36
Curtis Glencross · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 1st 08:07
Calvin de Haan · tripping2 min - 2nd 02:12Tyler Kennedy · hooking2 min
- 2nd 04:35Brooks Orpik · interference2 min
- 2nd 12:51Troy Brouwer · tripping2 min
- 2nd 18:40Brian Strait · high sticking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 24:40 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:10 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:33 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:47 |
| 16Eric FehrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:19 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:55 |
| 22Curtis GlencrossL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:08 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:31 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 07:19 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:48 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:50 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:20 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:50 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:32 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 24:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 42 | 40 | 2 | .952 | 60:15 |
New York Islanders
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:43 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:02 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:16 |
| 91John TavaresC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 20:42 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:17 |
| 11Lubomir VisnovskyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:08 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:29 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:04 |
| 18Ryan StromeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 |
| 26Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:51 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:11 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:12 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:03 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:06 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21:06 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:47 |
| 44Calvin de HaanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:26 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 26:23 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:15 |