Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, April 24, 2021 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 30-24.
Daniel Sprong scored twice. Garnet Hathaway, T.J. Oshie, Anthony Beauvillier, Adam Pelech, Nic Dowd, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored.
Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves on 24 shots for the win; Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 30.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Garnet Hathaway (5)Nick Jensen (11)1–002:33 WSH
T.J. Oshie (17)Nicklas Backstrom (34), Anthony Mantha (12)2–010:55 WSH
Anthony Beauvillier (10)Unassisted2–114:28 NYI · PPG
2nd period
Adam Pelech (3)Unassisted2–207:37 NYI · SHG
Nic Dowd (9)Brenden Dillon (14), Trevor van Riemsdyk (1)3–212:21 WSH
Daniel Sprong (8)Evgeny Kuznetsov (18), Brenden Dillon (15)4–214:46 WSH
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (14)Noah Dobson (11), Mathew Barzal (26)4–317:12 NYI · PPG
3rd period
Evgeny Kuznetsov (9)Unassisted5–307:35 WSH- Daniel Sprong (9)Tom Wilson (18), Evgeny Kuznetsov (19)6–314:43 WSH
Team stats
WSHNYI
30Shots on goal24
49%Faceoff %51%
0/1Power play2/2
4Penalty minutes2
28Hits36
12Blocked shots12
13Giveaways13
4Takeaways3
Penalties
- 1st 14:03
John Carlson · hooking2 min - 2nd 06:22
Jordan Eberle · tripping2 min - 2nd 16:34Dmitry Orlov · holding2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 13:26 |
| 10Daniel SprongR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 14:23 |
| 4Brenden DillonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | 17:12 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:06 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 12:14 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:40 |
| 39Anthony ManthaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:05 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 14:03 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:37 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 18:07 |
| 17Michael RafflL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:59 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 13:24 |
| 73Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 21:32 |
| 33Zdeno CharaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:42 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SamsonovG | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 |
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:31 |
| 18Anthony BeauvillierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 17:40 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:04 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 21:20 |
| 8Noah DobsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 16:35 |
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 17:37 |
| 14Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:06 |
| 17Matt MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 11:42 |
| 21Kyle PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:45 |
| 28Michael Dal ColleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:01 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 13:16 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:11 |
| 4Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:17 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:50 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:44 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | L | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | 59:52 |
| 40Semyon VarlamovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |