Capitals vs. Islanders Recap: Isles Capture Shootout Win

Mar 30, 2023 - 2:18 AM

In a late season Metropolitan Division matchup in Washington, DC the Islanders downed the Capitals 2 to 1.

Here’s Wednesday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Alex Ovechkin’s hit on Adam Pelech.

Minus: Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s minor penalty.

More notes on the game:

A scoreless first period saw Washington outshoot their guests 7 to 3.
That lack of action would end up hurting Darcy Kuemper and the Capitals. Four minutes into the second period Pierre Engvall took a shot that glanced off Kuemper’s right hip and in.
Conor Sheary responded for the Capitals minutes later. After finding the puck in the slot Sheary spun around with a backhand shot that beat Ilya Sorokin on his blocker side.
Washington won the shot battle in the second frame as well (10 to 7).
That shot advantage turned around abruptly in the third period. Through ten minutes of play New York generated the first nine shots of the final frame.
Despite several chances for both clubs the team’s ended sixty minutes of play with the score tied at one.
An extra five minutes did not determine a winner. In the shootout it was Kyle Palmieri tallying the game winning goal for New York.
Kuemper played in his 350th career contest (and 51st with Washington).

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