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WSH
4 – 1
FINAL
NYI

Washington Capitals 4, New York Islanders 1 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 4, New York Islanders 1. Shots on goal: WSH 19, NYI 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-0 NYI; P2 WSH 1-0 NYI; P3 WSH 2-1 NYI.

Scoring plays: P1 07:37 Tom Wilson (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Ryan Leonard) to make it WSH 1-0 NYI; P2 13:58 Tom Wilson to make it WSH 2-0 NYI; P3 13:43 Bo Horvat (assists: Ryan Pulock, Matthew Schaefer) to make it WSH 2-1 NYI; P3 18:49 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Matt Roy, Tom Wilson) to make it WSH 3-1 NYI; P3 19:29 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Anthony Beauvillier) to make it WSH 4-1 NYI. Top skaters: Tom Wilson (WSH) 2 G, 1 A; Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Bo Horvat (NYI) 1 G, 0 A; Aliaksei Protas (WSH) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 14 saves on 16, decision L; Logan Thompson (WSH) 30 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· WSH
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 19:29 TOI
Goals Β· WSH
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG Β· 14:54 TOI
Goaltending Β· WSH
30 saves on 31 shots (.968) Β· W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

WSH 3 largest lead P3 19:29 (WSH 4, NYI 1) Β· 2-0 run, P1 7:37–P2 13:58
NYI 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 7:37 Tom Wilson (Alex Ovechkin, Ryan Leonard) WSH Β· Power play Β· tip-in shot Β· WSH 1, NYI 0
  • P2 13:58 Tom Wilson WSH Β· backhand shot Β· WSH 2, NYI 0
  • P3 13:43 Bo Horvat (Ryan Pulock, Matthew Schaefer) NYI Β· Power play Β· snap shot Β· WSH 2, NYI 1
  • P3 18:49 Aliaksei Protas (Matt Roy, Tom Wilson) WSH Β· Empty net Β· slap shot Β· WSH 3, NYI 1
  • P3 19:29 Alex Ovechkin (Anthony Beauvillier) WSH Β· Empty net Β· wrist shot Β· WSH 4, NYI 1

Linescore

123 T
WSH 112 4
NYI 001 1

Shots on goal: WSH 18, NYI 31

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 2 goals in P3 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

WSHNYI
19Shots on goal31
50Shot attempts63
19Faceoff wins27
21Hits23
13Blocked shots14
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways6
7Giveaways16
6Penalty minutes4
96.8%Save %87.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH78419
NYI913931

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals4 G Β· 36 attempts
Martin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netTom Wilson: goal (tip-in)Justin Sourdif: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netSonny Milano: saved (tip-in)Justin Sourdif: missed the netRasmus Sandin: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (slap)John Carlson: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: goal (backhand)John Carlson: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Tom Wilson: missed the netTom Wilson: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (tip-in)Justin Sourdif: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: missed the netMatt Roy: missed the netAliaksei Protas: goal (slap)Alex Ovechkin: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 15Saved42% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net47% of attempts
New York Islanders1 G Β· 48 attempts
Anders Lee: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Simon Holmstrom: saved (snap)Ryan Pulock: saved (slap)Jonathan Drouin: saved (snap)Jonathan Drouin: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (tip-in)Anders Lee: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (tip-in)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netAnthony Duclair: saved (deflected)Adam Pelech: missed the netAdam Pelech: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (wrap-around)Emil Heineman: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (snap)Anders Lee: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: missed the netMaxim Tsyplakov: missed the netMaxim Shabanov: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (bat)Bo Horvat: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (snap)Anders Lee: missed the netScott Mayfield: saved (snap)Maxim Tsyplakov: missed the netAdam Pelech: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (backhand)Kyle MacLean: saved (snap)Casey Cizikas: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: missed the netMathew Barzal: saved (snap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Ryan Pulock: saved (snap)Jonathan Drouin: saved (snap)Scott Mayfield: missed the netAnthony Duclair: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: saved (snap)Ryan Pulock: saved (snap)Anders Lee: missed the netCasey Cizikas: saved (tip-in)Ryan Pulock: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Anders Lee: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: goal (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 30Saved63% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

WSH skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Tom Wilson R 213+232119:29
Alex Ovechkin L 112+121014:54
Aliaksei Protas C 101+211021:19
Matt Roy D 011+123222:38
Anthony Beauvillier L 011+122116:55
Ryan Leonard R 011012014:18
Jakob Chychrun D 000+203122:36
John Carlson D 000+110220:46
Connor McMichael C 000+101120:34
Rasmus Sandin D 000+110317:40
Martin FehΓ©rvΓ‘ry D 000001117:18
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000+100017:01
Justin Sourdif R 000+121016:54
Brandon Duhaime R 000013014:42
Dylan Strome C 000+120114:31
Ethen Frank C 000000009:16
Hendrix Lapierre C 000001007:11
Sonny Milano L 000000006:39
WSH goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 303196.8160:00
NYI skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bo Horvat C 101-141221:31
Ryan Pulock D 011-242524:02
Anders Lee L 011-261016:41
Matthew Schaefer D 000-211026:12
Mathew Barzal C 000-221023:54
Tony DeAngelo D 000-110119:57
Adam Pelech D 000-120019:26
Simon Holmstrom R 000-110016:47
Jonathan Drouin L 000-221116:04
Maxim Shabanov R 000-111015:54
Emil Heineman L 000025015:13
Calum Ritchie C 000-100114:49
Anthony Duclair L 000-121114:27
Scott Mayfield D 000011114:07
Travis Mitchell D 000002011:25
Kyle MacLean C 000013010:34
Casey Cizikas C 000012210:29
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000001008:43
NYI goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin L 141687.5257:33

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