Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Playoffs · Tuesday, April 21, 2015 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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2–1

Final/OT

SOG 30–37

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 37-30.

Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, Casey Cizikas and Nicklas Backstrom.

Braden Holtby made 36 saves on 37 shots for the win; Jaroslav Halak stopped 28 of 30.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
WSH	1	0	0	1	2	30
NYI	1	0	0	0	1	37

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Alex Ovechkin (2)John Carlson (2), Nicklas Backstrom (3)1–013:06 WSH
Casey Cizikas (1)Cal Clutterbuck (1), Nick Leddy (2)1–119:47 NYI

OT period

Nicklas Backstrom (3)Joel Ward (2), Alex Ovechkin (1)2–111:09 WSH

Team stats

WSHNYI

30Shots on goal37

51%Faceoff %49%

0/1Power play0/4

8Penalty minutes2

38Hits50

21Blocked shots24

13Giveaways22

12Takeaways20

Penalties

1st 10:21Alex Ovechkin · tripping2 min
2nd 03:32Tom Wilson · kneeing2 min
2nd 05:54Tom Wilson · charging2 min
2nd 08:44Mike Green · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd 06:40Anders Lee · holding2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	1	2	+1	8	1	0	2	–	22:15
19Nicklas BackstromC	1	1	2	+2	5	2	2	0	46	25:19
42Joel WardR	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	–	21:58
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	+2	2	1	6	0	–	27:52
20Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	50	20:52
21Brooks LaichC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50	15:41
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	18:42
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	–	07:44
46Michael LattaC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	40	08:17
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	11:06
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	65	21:21
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	–	18:53
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	50	14:59
2Matt NiskanenD	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	–	28:08
6Tim GleasonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	13:32
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	-1	1	3	2	0	–	22:18
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	+2	2	2	4	0	–	25:55
52Mike GreenD	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	2	–	23:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	37	36	1	.973	70:59

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

15Cal ClutterbuckR	0	1	1	+1	2	9	0	0	–	16:38
53Casey CizikasC	1	0	1	+1	4	4	0	0	50	15:28
2Nick LeddyD	0	1	1	-2	2	1	4	0	–	27:52
12Josh BaileyC	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	–	21:26
17Matt MartinL	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	–	15:16
18Ryan StromeC	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	50	21:11
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	60	21:59
26Tyler KennedyC	0	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	–	10:31
27Anders LeeC	0	0	0	-1	5	2	0	2	–	17:51
29Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	53	15:03
51Frans NielsenC	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	25	18:14
86Nikolay KuleminL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	–	17:05
91John TavaresC	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	56	24:53
11Lubomir VisnovskyD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	–	07:50
14Thomas HickeyD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	5	0	–	25:42
37Brian StraitD	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	–	22:59
44Calvin de HaanD	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	–	24:10
55Johnny BoychukD	0	0	0	-2	2	6	1	0	–	30:00

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Michal NeuvirthG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Jaroslav HalakG	L	30	28	2	.933	70:46