Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

18-12-1, 6-7-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	0	1	1
Islanders NYI	1	2	0	3

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

17-10-3, 9-1-2 Home

Islanders snap winless streak as Halak shuts down Caps

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves after getting a vote of confidence from his coach, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Monday night to snap a five-game winless streak.

Dec 12, 2017, 04:28 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	0	1	1
	Islanders	1	2	0	3

1st Period			WSH	NYI
2:36		Brock Nelson (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Cal Clutterbuck (6), Jason Chimera (6)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	NYI
0:36		Andrew Ladd (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Calvin de Haan (9), Jordan Eberle (10)	0	2
1:34		John Tavares (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Josh Bailey (28), Anders Lee (13)	0	3

3rd Period			WSH	NYI
8:23		Dmitry Orlov (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Chandler Stephenson (6), Jay Beagle (6)	1	3

CAPITALS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Islanders
3
Capitals
4

Game 1

2/11

Capitals
1
Islanders
3

Game 2

12/12

Capitals
7
Islanders
3

Game 3

15/3

Islanders
3
Capitals
6

Game 4

16/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	4	66
NY Islanders	27	17	5	59
Pittsburgh	23	14	11	57
Philadelphia	23	17	8	54
Washington	24	20	6	54
New Jersey	25	22	2	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
NY Rangers	21	23	6	48

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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Jaroslav HalakG - NYI

Andrew LaddLW - NYI

Brock NelsonC - NYI

Game Information

Islanders snap winless streak as Halak shuts down Caps

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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