nhl Game Recap
Washington Ices New York 4-3 - Recap
The Islanders came up short Tuesday against the Capitals, falling 4-3 in a shootout.
Washington won as a -156 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Anthony Mantha, and Alex Ovechkin each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Mantha opened the scoring for Washington.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 29-save effort for the Capitals.
New York got goals from Anders Lee, Brock Nelson, and Kyle Palmieri in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 of 32 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Washington scored 0 times on 0 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Washington by a margin of 32-32.
Washington heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.