New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Thursday, April 23, 2015 · Verizon Center
CNBC · SN · TVAS2 · CSN-DC
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-1 on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 41-23.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice. Josh Bailey, Karl Alzner, Brooks Laich and Jason Chimera also scored.
Braden Holtby made 22 saves on 23 shots for the win; Jaroslav Halak stopped 30 of 35.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Josh Bailey (2)John Tavares (3), Nick Leddy (3)1–005:48 NYI
Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)Marcus Johansson (1), Karl Alzner (1)1–109:05 WSH
2nd period
Karl Alzner (2)Troy Brouwer (1), Jay Beagle (2)1–210:31 WSH
3rd period
Brooks Laich (1)Jay Beagle (3), Jason Chimera (1)1–302:42 WSH- Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)Matt Niskanen (3), Joel Ward (3)1–406:19 WSH
Jason Chimera (2)Marcus Johansson (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)1–509:00 WSH
Team stats
NYIWSH
23Shots on goal41
37%Faceoff %63%
0/2Power play0/3
31Penalty minutes9
49Hits49
16Blocked shots18
9Giveaways8
5Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 05:22
Anders Lee · fighting5 min - 1st 05:22
Tom Wilson · fighting5 min - 2nd 12:25Evgeny Kuznetsov · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 20:00Jaroslav Halak · tripping2 min
- 3rd 04:13Cal Clutterbuck · slashing2 min
- 3rd 11:40Matt Martin · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 11:42Cal Clutterbuck · slashing2 min
- 3rd 11:42Cal Clutterbuck · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 16:58Brooks Orpik · interference2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 12Josh BaileyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:17 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 17:10 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:45 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:40 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:36 |
| 18Ryan StromeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:13 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:20 |
| 26Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:30 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 |
| 84Mikhail GrabovskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:38 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:37 |
| 8Griffin ReinhartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 12:42 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:01 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 19:46 |
| 44Calvin de HaanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:17 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 26:00 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 11:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | L | 35 | 30 | 5 | .857 | 49:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 16:28 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 15:52 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 12:57 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 15:30 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 16:50 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:31 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:53 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:41 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 22:46 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:23 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:49 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:26 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:09 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:48 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:01 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 59:55 |