Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Thursday, March 15, 2018 · Barclays Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 7-3 on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Barclays Center. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 38-22.
T.J. Oshie scored twice. Brock Nelson, Lars Eller, Andrew Ladd, Dmitry Orlov, Andre Burakovsky, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson and Ryan Pulock also scored.
Philipp Grubauer made 35 saves on 38 shots for the win; Christopher Gibson stopped 7 of 12.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brock Nelson (16)Tanner Fritz (1), Ryan Pulock (16)0–102:19 NYI
Lars Eller (16)Jakub Vrana (11), Brett Connolly (10)1–110:32 WSH
T.J. Oshie (13)Andre Burakovsky (10), Nicklas Backstrom (35)2–111:29 WSH
Andrew Ladd (10)Mathew Barzal (52), Jordan Eberle (25)2–212:29 NYI
Dmitry Orlov (9)Evgeny Kuznetsov (46), Tom Wilson (20)3–217:17 WSH
2nd period
Andre Burakovsky (9)Jakub Jerabek (4), Matt Niskanen (21)4–203:12 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (18)Evgeny Kuznetsov (47), Dmitry Orlov (18)5–210:22 WSH · PPG
3rd period
John Carlson (13)Alex Ovechkin (33), Evgeny Kuznetsov (48)6–215:41 WSH
Ryan Pulock (7)Tanner Fritz (2)6–316:33 NYI- T.J. Oshie (14)Dmitry Orlov (19), Nicklas Backstrom (36)7–318:06 WSH · EN
Team stats
WSHNYI
22Shots on goal38
48%Faceoff %52%
1/1Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes2
12Hits16
17Blocked shots9
7Giveaways15
5Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 12:49
Michal Kempny · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 2nd 00:29Matt Niskanen · interference2 min
- 2nd 08:35
Cal Clutterbuck · slashing2 min - 2nd 18:08Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 17:01 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 20:54 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 12:57 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 17:14 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:44 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:18 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:38 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 13:03 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:57 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 22:28 |
| 28Jakub JerabekD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:12 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:26 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:32 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:19 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | W | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 60:00 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 56Tanner FritzC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:50 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 20:34 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:43 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:37 |
| 16Andrew LaddL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:40 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 17:01 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 12:18 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 16:19 |
| 52Ross JohnstonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 11:11 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 09:54 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 17:49 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:12 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 21:52 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:55 |
| 50Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:51 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 21:06 |
| 88Brandon DavidsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Christopher GibsonG | L | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 30:22 |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 29:09 |