nhl Game Recap
Islanders Fall 4-1 Against Washington - Game Recap
Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of goals against the Islanders as Washington handed New York a 4-1 defeat on Saturday at UBS Arena.
Washington won as a +151 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Alex Ovechkin(2), Nic Dowd, and Aliaksei Protas each scored for the Capitals in the victory. Ovechkin opened the scoring for Washington.
Hunter Shepard turned in a 36-save effort for the Capitals.
Alexander Romanov scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Hunter Shepard.
New York got a 24-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in the loss.
On the power play, Washington went 0-for-1, while the Islanders were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Washington lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 37-28.
Next game, Washington takes its act home to face Vegas looking for another win. For New York, they head on the road to face Edmonton.