NEW YORK ISLANDERS (29-13-5) VS WASHINGTON CAPITALS (30-13-4)
7PM | NASSAU COLISEUM
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As expected, Thursday's battle between two of the top East Division contenders - the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals - was just that, a battle.
Neither 60 minutes of regulation nor five minutes of overtime was enough to determine a winner, so the game was decided in a shootout where the Capitals earned the extra point with the game-deciding goal coming from Evgeny Kuznetsov in the third round. Anthony Beauvillier scored the Islanders lone shootout goal, while Nicklas Backstrom also beat Semyon Varlamov in the second round. Both Varlamov (28 saves) and Washington's Ilya Samsonov (26 saves) recorded shutouts in the 1-0 affair.
Game Preview: Islanders vs. Capitals
Following a shootout loss on Thursday, the Islanders meet the Capitals for the second game of their three-game set
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WSH 1 vs NYI 0 (SO): Barry Trotz