New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Monday, April 27, 2015 · Verizon Center
NBCSN · SN · TVAS2 · CSN-DC
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 26-11.
Goals came from Joel Ward, Frans Nielsen and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Braden Holtby made 10 saves on 11 shots for the win; Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Joel Ward (1)Brooks Orpik (1), Alex Ovechkin (3)0–118:35 WSH
3rd period
Frans Nielsen (1)Thomas Hickey (1), Ryan Strome (2)1–103:13 NYI
Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)Jason Chimera (2), John Carlson (3)1–212:42 WSH
Team stats
NYIWSH
11Shots on goal26
40%Faceoff %60%
0/1Power play0/0
0Penalty minutes2
54Hits46
20Blocked shots20
11Giveaways9
4Takeaways9
Penalties
- 3rd 17:06
John Carlson · roughing2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 18Ryan StromeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 |
| 51Frans NielsenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:39 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:09 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:32 |
| 13Colin McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:51 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 |
| 84Mikhail GrabovskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 |
| 86Nikolay KuleminL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:44 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 26:19 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:41 |
| 42Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:20 |
| 46Matt DonovanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 25:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michal NeuvirthG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 59:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:52 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:02 |
| 42Joel WardR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:46 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:45 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 23:01 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 21:26 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:21 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:55 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 |
| 22Curtis GlencrossL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:18 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:36 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:49 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:50 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:05 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:37 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:31 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:31 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 60:00 |