NY Islanders 3, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Referees:
Kyle Rehman, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Jean Morin, Michel Cormier
Attendance:
16170
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Islanders 3, Capitals 2 (OT): Captain John Tavares scored on the power play at 4:36 of overtime to lift host New York to its fifth consecutive victory.
Tavares faked a defender to the ice from the right faceoff dot before burying a wrist shot with two seconds left on the man advantage as the Islanders won for the 10th time in 11 games. Anders Lee and defenseman Travis Hamonic also scored while Jaroslav Halak turned aside 25 shots en route to matching a career high with his eighth straight win.
Captain Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of power-play goals in his 700th career game for Washington, which will host New York on Friday in the second leg of the home-and-home series. Braden Holtby made 32 saves in falling to 5-1-1 lifetime against the Islanders.
Brock Nelson set up Ryan Strome for a one-timer five minutes into the game and Lee pounced on the rebound, tucking it between Holtby's skate and the left post. Ovechkin tied it 8 1/2 minutes later with his patented one-timer from the left faceoff dot.
Hamonic put the Islanders ahead with 2:22 left in the first period, beating Holtby from above the right circle off the faceoff, but Ovechkin countered with 73 seconds left in the middle session with a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle off a perfect feed by Nicklas Backstrom from behind the net.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Ovechkin registered his 15th game with multiple power-play tallies, the most among active players. ... Strome collected his 12th and 13th assists, surpassing his total of 11 set in 37 games last season. ... ... Backstrom's two assists gave him 24 points in 25 games against New York.
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
NY Islanders |
Alex Ovechkin 2 |
Points |
Ryan Strome 2 |
Alex Ovechkin 2 |
Goals |
Travis Hamonic 1 |
Nicklas Backstrom 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Strome 2 |
Alex Ovechkin 2 |
Power Play Goals |
Travis Hamonic 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Braden Holtby .914 |
Save Percentage |
Jaroslav Halak .926 |
Braden Holtby 32 |
Saves |
Jaroslav Halak 25 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Washington
|
27 |
2 |
2-2 |
1-3 |
13 |
34 |
NY Islanders
|
35 |
3 |
2-3 |
0-2 |
11 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Islanders have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Capitals have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .455 after a loss.