Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Playoffs · Saturday, April 25, 2015 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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1–3

Final

SOG 39–38

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 39-38.

Goals came from John Tavares, John Carlson, Nikolay Kulemin and Cal Clutterbuck.

Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves on 39 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 35 of 37.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	0	0	1	39
NYI	1	0	2	3	38

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

John Tavares (2)Ryan Strome (1), Nick Leddy (4)0–106:56 NYI
John Carlson (1)Alex Ovechkin (2), Troy Brouwer (2)1–119:55 WSH · PPG

3rd period

Nikolay Kulemin (1)Nick Leddy (5), John Tavares (4)1–210:33 NYI
Cal Clutterbuck (2)Johnny Boychuk (2)1–319:07 NYI · EN

Team stats

WSHNYI

39Shots on goal38

55%Faceoff %45%

1/3Power play0/1

14Penalty minutes38

32Hits46

18Blocked shots14

12Giveaways14

14Takeaways23

Penalties

1st 13:06Brian Strait · high sticking2 min
1st 16:30Nikolay Kulemin · cross checking2 min
1st 19:27John Tavares · slashing2 min
2nd 02:59Jay Beagle · hooking2 min
2nd 09:17Colin McDonald · roughing2 min
2nd 09:17Mike Green · roughing2 min
2nd 11:55Michael Latta · roughing2 min
2nd 11:55Matt Martin · roughing2 min
2nd 18:24Matt Donovan · misconduct10 min
3rd 20:00Kyle Okposo · cross checking2 min
3rd 20:00Johnny Boychuk · cross checking2 min
3rd 20:00Brock Nelson · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Cal Clutterbuck · misconduct10 min
3rd 20:00Alex Ovechkin · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Nicklas Backstrom · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Troy Brouwer · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Thomas Hickey · roughing2 min
3rd 20:00Marcus Johansson · roughing2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	0	1	1	-3	3	5	1	2	–	19:21
20Troy BrouwerR	0	1	1	-1	5	3	1	2	–	22:29
74John CarlsonD	1	0	1	-2	6	3	3	0	–	25:17
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	0	0	-2	1	3	1	2	43	21:30
21Brooks LaichC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	09:36
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	14:48
42Joel WardR	0	0	0	-2	5	0	0	0	100	17:40
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	03:41
46Michael LattaC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	75	04:43
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	11:15
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	79	17:22
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2	–	19:58
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	0	0	0	-1	6	0	0	0	42	17:39
2Matt NiskanenD	0	0	0	-1	3	3	2	0	–	23:38
6Tim GleasonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	10:16
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	–	17:41
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	-1	1	4	1	0	–	19:09
52Mike GreenD	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	–	19:35

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	L	37	35	2	.946	58:22

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

91John TavaresC	1	1	2	+3	5	0	1	2	35	16:35
2Nick LeddyD	0	2	2	+3	5	4	1	0	–	28:59
15Cal ClutterbuckR	1	0	1	+1	3	7	0	10	–	14:53
18Ryan StromeC	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	0	50	16:15
86Nikolay KuleminL	1	0	1	+1	4	3	1	2	–	13:52
55Johnny BoychukD	0	1	1	+2	4	3	6	2	–	27:00
12Josh BaileyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	14:46
13Colin McDonaldR	0	0	0	+1	1	5	0	2	–	09:54
17Matt MartinL	0	0	0	+1	3	11	0	2	–	11:24
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	–	16:55
29Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	2	–	14:04
51Frans NielsenC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	44	15:50
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	42	15:19
84Mikhail GrabovskiC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	69	13:01
14Thomas HickeyD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	–	22:33
37Brian StraitD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	–	19:22
42Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	10:30
46Matt DonovanD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	–	10:17

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Michal NeuvirthG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Jaroslav HalakG	W	39	38	1	.974	60:00