New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Tue, Jan 26, 2021 · Capital One Arena · 2020–21 Regular Season

New York Islanders

2 – 3

Final

Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–2 on Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at Capital One Arena. John Carlson led the way with 2 points. Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 34–37.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NYI	1	1	0	2	34
WSH	1	1	1	3	37

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	11:06	WSH	PP	John Carlson (2) · wrist	Justin Schultz (2), Nicklas Backstrom (4)	0–1
1st	15:33	NYI	EV	Noah Dobson (1) · tip-in	Mathew Barzal (3), Jordan Eberle (2)	1–1
2nd	10:01	NYI	EV	Mathew Barzal (3) · backhand	Unassisted	2–1
2nd	17:21	WSH	EV	Daniel Sprong (1) · wrist	Daniel Carr (1), John Carlson (5)	2–2
3rd	19:33	WSH	EV	Justin Schultz (2) · wrist	Garnet Hathaway (1), Brenden Dillon (2)	2–3

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	10:12	NYI	Matt Martin	tripping	2
2nd	07:19	WSH	Carl Hagelin	boarding	2
2nd	13:24	WSH	Nicklas Backstrom	interference	2
2nd	19:03	WSH	Lars Eller	tripping	2
3rd	10:59	NYI	Leo Komarov	boarding	5

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NYI 1.89 · WSH 2.46 · xG% NYI 43.4

New York Islanders

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
13	Mathew Barzal	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	0	55.6	20:41	22
7	Jordan Eberle	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	2		18:14	22
8	Noah Dobson	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:11	22
6	Ryan Pulock	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4		25:28	24
12	Josh Bailey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		21:30	22
3	Adam Pelech	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	5		20:15	22
2	Nick Leddy	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		19:57	24
29	Brock Nelson	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	46.2	18:53	22
27	Anders Lee	L	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0	40.0	18:22	22
24	Scott Mayfield	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1		17:51	21
4	Andy Greene	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2		17:40	23
44	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3	50.0	16:39	19
15	Cal Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		11:43	17
47	Leo Komarov	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	1	1		11:17	15
20	Kieffer Bellows	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		11:04	13
53	Casey Cizikas	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	80.0	10:45	15
17	Matt Martin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	0		8:53	12
32	Ross Johnston	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		8:05	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Semyon Varlamov	L	37	34	3	.919	59:38

Washington Capitals

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
74	John Carlson	D	1	1	2	-2	0	5	1	1		24:02	29
2	Justin Schultz	D	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		20:05	26
4	Brenden Dillon	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1		16:49	26
19	Nicklas Backstrom	C	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	1	58.3	16:12	19
21	Garnet Hathaway	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		14:27	19
10	Daniel Sprong	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		11:22	14
28	Daniel Carr	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		10:49	14
33	Zdeno Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		20:38	27
77	T.J. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	75.0	18:40	23
57	Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		18:32	20
34	Jonas Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		17:59	19
13	Jakub Vrana	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:25	22
62	Carl Hagelin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1		15:28	21
20	Lars Eller	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	54.5	15:10	17
26	Nic Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	53.8	14:59	20
73	Conor Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:40	18
14	Richard Panik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		14:10	18
23	Michael Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	16.7	13:33	18

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Vitek Vanecek	W	34	32	2	.941	60:00