Nov 11, 2009 - 11:41 PM
WASHINGTON(AP) -- Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Islanders.
Alexander Semin scored two regulation goals for the Capitals, who played their fourth straight game without top scorer Alex Ovechkin (upper body strain), and added one in the second round of the shootout.
Semin gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead just 8 seconds in, but the Islanders ended starting goalie Jose Theodore's night with three quick goals. New York scored three times on five shots against Theodore. Varlamov stopped 25 of 26 shots and then sealed the win by denying Mark Streit's shootout attempt in the 11th round.
From the Bleachers
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FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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NY ISLANDERS 3 0 1 0 (1) 4
WASHINGTON 2 2 0 0 (2) 5 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER SEMIN 8 (BRENDAN MORRISON) 0:08
NYI - MATT MOULSON 8
Nov 11 10:04 PM -
NEW YORK: 4
WASHINGTON: 4
Final - 2OT
Nov 11 9:55 PM -
NEW YORK: 4
WASHINGTON: 4
End of OT
Nov 11 9:40 PM -
NEW YORK: 4
WASHINGTON: 4
End of Regulation
Nov 11 9:33 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 4
WASHINGTON 4 02:08 LEFT, 3RD PRD
Nov 11 9:30 PM -
NEW YORK: 3
WASHINGTON: 4
End of 2nd
Nov 11 8:41 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 3
WASHINGTON 4 03:14 LEFT, 2ND PRD
Nov 11 8:37 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 3
WASHINGTON 3 14:25 LEFT, 2ND PRD
Nov 11 8:17 PM -
NEW YORK: 3
WASHINGTON: 2
End of 1st
Nov 11 7:50 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 3
WASHINGTON 2 06:18 LEFT, 1ST PRD
Nov 11 7:39 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 3
WASHINGTON 1 13:07 LEFT, 1ST PRD
Nov 11 7:20 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 2
WASHINGTON 1 14:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD
Nov 11 7:17 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 1
WASHINGTON 1 18:58 LEFT, 1ST PRD
Nov 11 7:11 PM -
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NY ISLANDERS 0
WASHINGTON 1 19:52 LEFT, 1ST PRD
Nov 11 7:10 PM