New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Friday, August 14, 2020 · Scotiabank Arena
NBCSN · FX-CA · TVAS · MSG+
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Scotiabank Arena. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 32–25.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Nick Leddy, Matt Martin, Brock Nelson, Cal Clutterbuck and Anders Lee also scored.
Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 27 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (1)Tom Wilson (2), John Carlson (3)0–100:56 WSH
2nd period
Nick Leddy (1)Josh Bailey (6), Anthony Beauvillier (3)1–102:56 NYI · 
Matt Martin (2)Scott Mayfield (1)2–105:01 NYI- Alex Ovechkin (2)Brenden Dillon (1), Dmitry Orlov (2)2–206:39 WSH
Brock Nelson (3)Unassisted3–206:54 NYI
3rd period
Cal Clutterbuck (1)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1)4–217:14 NYI
Anders Lee (2)Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2), Adam Pelech (1)5–218:21 NYI ·
Team stats
NYIWSH
3225
55%45%
1/50/2
814
3834
1817
119
75
Penalties
- 3:46 into the first period
Jakub Vrana · slashing2 min - 3:46 into the first period
Anthony Beauvillier · cross checking2 min - 5:13 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 15:20 into the first periodTom Wilson · elbowing2 min
- 2:38 into the second periodNic Dowd · high sticking2 min
- 7:15 into the second periodMatt Martin · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 7:15 into the second periodGarnet Hathaway · boarding2 min
- 7:15 into the second periodGarnet Hathaway · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:42 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3:15 into the third periodRyan Pulock · tripping2 min
- 8:42 into the third periodAndy Greene · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 18:02 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 19:13 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 12:12 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 07:20 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:44 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:31 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 22:11 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 19:58 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:15 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:34 |
| 10Derick BrassardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:41 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 16:24 |
| 47Leo KomarovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:15 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:00 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:58 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 20:24 |
| 25Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:40 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | W | 25 | 2 | .920 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 22:13 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:20 |
| 4Brenden DillonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:36 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:12 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | 25:05 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | 13:26 |
| 14Richard PanikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:29 |
| 17Ilya KovalchukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:16 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | 21:29 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:23 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:04 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 |
| 72Travis BoydC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:38 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | 19:06 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:28 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 |
| 6Michal KempnyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 |
| 34Jonas SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:58 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 31 | 4 | .871 |