New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals

6-6-3, 3-3-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Islanders NYI	1	1	0	2
Capitals WSH	0	5	1	6

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

8-7-0, 5-3-0 Home

Ovechkin returns, scores twice in Caps' win

Alex Ovechkin returned from a shoulder injury to score his 11th and 12th goals of the season, and the Washington Capitals rode a second-period flurry to a 6-2 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Nov 6, 2013, 10:23 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Islanders	1	1	0	2
	Capitals	0	5	1	6

1st Period			NYI	WSH
5:58		John Tavares (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Frans Nielsen (9), Kyle Okposo (14)	1	0

2nd Period		NYI	WSH
3:06	John Carlson (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	1
4:21	Alex Ovechkin (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (12)	1	2
4:38	Kyle Okposo (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Tavares (10), Andrew MacDonald (4)	2	2
6:50	Marcus Johansson (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Troy Brouwer (1), Nicklas Backstrom (13)	2	3
8:10	Alexander Urbom (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (1), Steven Oleksy (4)	2	4
17:18	Alex Ovechkin (12) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marcus Johansson (11), Nicklas Backstrom (14)	2	5

3rd Period			NYI	WSH
15:59		Tom Wilson (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (6), Mikhail Grabovski (9)	2	6

ISLANDERS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Islanders
2
Capitals
6

Game 1

11/5

Capitals
3
Islanders
2

Game 2

11/30

Islanders
1
Capitals
0

Game 3

2/4

Capitals
4
Islanders
3

Game 4

4/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Canucks' Cammi Granato shifts from assistant GM to adviser role

Hockey Hall of Fame player Cammi Granato is changing roles within the Canucks' front office.

Blue Jackets, Cole Sillinger reach 3-year deal to avoid arbitration

The Columbus Blue Jackets avoided arbitration by reaching an agreement to sign forward Cole Sillinger to a three-year, $13.875 million contract, according to multiple reports.

Tortorella 'disappointed' by Vegas' decision, hopes for next job

John Tortorella admits he was "disappointed" by the Golden Knights' decision not to retain him after their surprising run to the Stanley Cup Final but says he is already thinking about another coaching opportunity.

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New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Tom WilsonRW - WSH

Ovechkin returns, scores twice in Caps' win

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