New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Tuesday, December 31, 2019 · Capital One Arena
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Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 39-22.
Casey Cizikas scored twice and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice. Brock Nelson, Tom Wilson and Tom Kuhnhackl also scored.
Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on 39 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 18 of 22.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Casey Cizikas (7)Scott Mayfield (7), Leo Komarov (6)1–007:13 NYI
Brock Nelson (14)Nick Leddy (14), Anthony Beauvillier (13)2–010:39 NYI
Evgeny Kuznetsov (14)Dmitry Orlov (16)2–110:53 WSH
Tom Wilson (13)Nicklas Backstrom (22), Alex Ovechkin (15)2–214:17 WSH
2nd period
- Evgeny Kuznetsov (15)T.J. Oshie (13)2–300:44 WSH
- Casey Cizikas (8)Matt Martin (2)3–304:27 NYI
Tom Kuhnhackl (2)Mathew Barzal (18), Anders Lee (12)4–312:34 NYI
Team stats
NYIWSH
22Shots on goal39
42%Faceoff %58%
0/2Power play0/2
6Penalty minutes6
24Hits21
29Blocked shots14
13Giveaways22
12Takeaways17
Penalties
- 1st 04:43
Dmitry Orlov · hooking2 min - 1st 17:18Lars Eller · slashing2 min
- 2nd 13:25
Casey Cizikas · interference2 min - 3rd 07:11Garnet Hathaway · roughing2 min
- 3rd 07:11Casey Cizikas · roughing2 min
- 3rd 19:00Scott Mayfield · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 53Casey CizikasC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:29 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:36 |
| 14Tom KuhnhacklR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:22 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 15:10 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:35 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:01 |
| 47Leo KomarovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:35 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:30 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:26 |
| 10Derick BrassardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:25 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:01 |
| 32Ross JohnstonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:16 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:09 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:24 |
| 25Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:01 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:23 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | W | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 18:38 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 18:58 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:49 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:45 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 16:42 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 23:58 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:52 |
| 14Richard PanikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:46 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 |
| 28Brendan LeipsicL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 08:58 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:20 |
| 72Travis BoydC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:40 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 19:31 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:59 |
| 33Radko GudasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:13 |
| 34Jonas SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:31 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 23:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SamsonovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 58:17 |