Oshie gave Washington the lead with just 47 seconds left in the first period, tapping a pass from Sandin into an unguarded net following a defensive breakdown. Matt Irwin checks Bo Horvat into the boards during the Islanders’ loss. 28, with a cross-crease feed that went off Washington’s Alexander Alexeyev and in 5:18 into the first period.īut it was not even 90 seconds later when Dylan Strome drew the Capitals level with a wrist shot to beat Varlamov nearside. Pierre Engvall got the Islanders on the board with his first point since he was acquired from the Maple Leafs on Feb. The combination of going 0-for-4 on the power play while taking four penalties themselves did not help the Islanders, who had a promising start to the game, but held the lead for less than two minutes. Then, with 7:42 to go, Nic Dowd put a bow on the victory with a wrister past Semyon Varlamov.įifty-nine seconds later, Rasmus Sandin’s wrister was tipped in by Nicklas Backstrom to pour salt on the wound. Bo Horvat’s shot is stopped by Darcy Kuemper during the Islanders’ loss. “It kinda took the wind out of our sails,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert admitted. His initial attempt was saved, but Anthony Mantha easily cleaned up the rebound to make it 3-1 at 4:15 into the third. Washington all but sealed the win when the Islanders committed the cardinal sin of losing track of Alexander Ovechkin at the front of the net just after a Capitals power play had expired. The chance for another rally was there for the taking, with the Islanders trailing just 2-1 going into the third period, but they couldn’t capitalize. The Capitals looked like the more energized team and had an easier time getting north as the Islanders, one man healthier after the return of Cal Clutterbuck, couldn’t seem to find the right line combinations and put up just 18 shots on goal. Anthony Mantha scores a goal on Ilya Sorokin during the Islanders’ 5-1 loss to the Capitals. The Islanders put in the same kind of effort they had for much of their win Thursday over Pittsburgh - except for the miracle comeback at the end. It’s still so tight that a couple bad nights, it can change quickly.” We’ve done what we needed to do to this point to kinda control our own destiny, so to speak. “We’re by no means locked into a playoff spot. “We gotta play better obviously,” Matt Martin said. The Islanders, meanwhile, ceded the first wild-card spot to the Penguins, who beat the Flyers to draw level on points, but with two games in hand.Īs for the second wild-card spot, the Islanders might have used up their joker.Īfter the Panthers lost in overtime to the Jets, they are three points behind with one game in hand - a reminder that as well as the Islanders have played lately, absolutely nothing is sealed yet. Instead they took a trip back down to Earth, after they had swept through three opponents in the wild-card race, and lost to the Capitals, 5-1, at UBS Arena to give Washington’s playoff chances a gasp of air. The Islanders didn’t have a comeback in them Saturday night. Islanders blown out, suffer second consecutive loss The clearest solution to the Islanders’ forward puzzle is a long shot to save their season Islanders have to add another win to California trip
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