Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Playoffs · Tuesday, August 18, 2020 · Scotiabank Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–2 on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Scotiabank Arena. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 29–26.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Mathew Barzal and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored.
Braden Holtby made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 of 29.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4)Scott Mayfield (2), Casey Cizikas (1)0–103:50 NYI
Mathew Barzal (3)Nick Leddy (1), Andy Greene (2)0–209:16 NYI
2nd period
Evgeny Kuznetsov (3)John Carlson (5), Braden Holtby (1)1–203:35 WSH
Alex Ovechkin (3)John Carlson (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)2–205:29 WSH ·
3rd period
- Alex Ovechkin (4)Dmitry Orlov (3)3–203:40 WSH
Team stats
WSHNYI
2926
45%55%
1/50/5
1412
3540
1413
911
36
Penalties
- 0:58 into the first period
Brenden Dillon · tripping2 min - 16:07 into the first period
Scott Mayfield · roughing2 min - 16:07 into the first periodGarnet Hathaway · roughing2 min
- 16:07 into the first periodGarnet Hathaway · roughing2 min
- 16:52 into the first periodDevon Toews · hooking2 min
- 19:57 into the first periodAlex Ovechkin · roughing2 min
- 1:29 into the second periodMathew Barzal · holding2 min
- 2:04 into the second periodScott Mayfield · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3:09 into the second periodT.J. Oshie · hooking2 min
- 3:46 into the second periodMathew Barzal · holding2 min
- 10:06 into the second periodTom Wilson · boarding2 min
- 16:42 into the second periodJean-Gabriel Pageau · tripping2 min
- 6:58 into the third periodBrenden Dillon · high sticking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 18:31 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 22:42 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:26 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 21:22 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 14:34 |
| 14Richard PanikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:54 |
| 17Ilya KovalchukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 10:02 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:26 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:07 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:45 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:08 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 16:01 |
| 64Brian PinhoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:22 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:03 |
| 4Brenden DillonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:49 |
| 33Radko GudasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:25 |
| 34Jonas SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 13:40 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | W | 26 | 2 | .923 |
New York Islanders
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:53 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 14:54 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 13:28 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:22 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:22 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:04 |
| 10Derick BrassardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:52 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 18:15 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 08:17 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:15 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 18:03 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 14:41 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 20:04 |
| 47Leo KomarovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:35 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 21:47 |
| 25Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 23:50 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas GreissG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | L | 29 | 3 | .897 |