New York 1, Washington 2, 10/4/2019

Samsonov wins NHL debut, Capitals spoil Islanders opener

Makes 25 saves, Oshie breaks tie in second period
WSH@NYI: Samsonov stands strong to stone Nelson
By
Brian Compton
/ NHL.com Managing Editor
October 5, 2019

UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Ilya Samsonov won his NHL debut when he made 25 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory against the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum on Friday.

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Scoring

1st Period
Player Headshot
Jakub Vrana (2)
L. Eller (3), R. Gudas (1)
1-0 WSH
Score
10:25
Time
Wrist
Shot
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Devon Toews (1)
A. Beauvillier (1), L. Komarov (1)
1-1 Tied
Score
12:27
Time
Wrist
Shot
2nd Period
Player Headshot
T.J. Oshie (1)
PPG
J. Carlson (3), N. Backstrom (1)
2-1 WSH
Score
17:43
Time
Wrap-around
Shot

Penalties

1st Period
TeamTimePenalty
----No penalties taken
2nd Period
TeamTimePenalty
02:23Lars Eller Hooking against Mathew Barzal
06:00Brock Nelson Tripping against Nicklas Backstrom
16:48Brock Nelson Hooking against Jonas Siegenthaler
3rd Period
TeamTimePenalty
----No penalties taken

Three Stars of the Game

Player Headshot
T. Oshie
#77 • WSH • Right Wing
G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1
1
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I. Samsonov
#30 • WSH • Goalie
GAA: 1.00 | SV%: .962
2
Player Headshot
J. Vrana
#13 • WSH • Left Wing
G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1
3
Linescore
1st2nd3rdT
WSH
1102
NYI
1001
Shots On Goal
PeriodWSHNYI
1st109
2nd89
3rd108
Total2826
Game Stats
28
Shots On Goal
26
52%
Face-off %
48%
50%
Power Play %
0%
1/2
0/1
2
Penalty Minutes
4
21
Hits
29
11
Blocked Shots
20
22
Giveaways
14
3
Takeaways
10