Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

49-19-9, 24-11-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	0	1
Islanders NYI	2	1	1	4

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

34-32-10, 19-15-5 Home

Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1

— Alex Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th career goal, but the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Sunday.

Apr 6, 2025, 10:50 pm - AP

TNT/truTV/HBO Max		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	0	1
	Islanders	2	1	1	4

1st Period			WSH	NYI
7:06		Bo Horvat (26) Assists: Simon Holmstrom (22), Anders Lee (24)	0	1
9:00		Marc Gatcomb (7) Assists: Kyle MacLean (6), Alexander Romanov (15)	0	2

2nd Period			WSH	NYI
7:26		Alex Ovechkin (42) (Power Play) Assists: Tom Wilson (30), Dylan Strome (51)	1	2
10:26		Marc Gatcomb (8) Assists: Matt Martin (2), Kyle MacLean (7)	1	3

3rd Period			WSH	NYI
4:20		Jean-Gabriel Pageau (13) Unassisted	1	4

Bo Horvat hit John Carlson
Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
Martin Fehérváry shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ryan Pulock hit Alex Ovechkin
Matt Martin hit Nic Dowd
Marc Gatcomb hit Anthony Beauvillier
Matt Martin hit Matt Roy
Alexander Romanov hit Anthony Beauvillier
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Taylor Raddysh
Hudson Fasching Tip-In Short
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Marc Gatcomb
Kyle MacLean Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kyle MacLean hit Rasmus Sandin
Marc Gatcomb hit Brandon Duhaime
Kyle MacLean hit John Carlson
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Tip-In Wide Right
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Wide Right
Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Anders Lee Snap Shot Wide Right
Bo Horvat Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Holmstrom (22), Anders Lee (24)
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
Marc Gatcomb Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Kyle MacLean (6), Alexander Romanov (15)
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kyle Palmieri Poke Short
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Lars Eller
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Kyle Palmieri Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
Giveaway by Matt Martin
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
Simon Holmstrom hit Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Kyle MacLean
Alexander Romanov hit Nic Dowd
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
John Carlson shot blocked by Casey Cizikas
Anthony DeAngelo Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Maxim Tsyplakov Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan Pulock hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
Takeaway by Scott Mayfield
Marc Gatcomb hit Ryan Leonard
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Maxim Tsyplakov
Adam Pelech Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Maxim Tsyplakov hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
Casey Cizikas Tripping against Rasmus Sandin
Anders Lee hit Matt Roy
Bo Horvat Snap Shot Wide Left
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Pierre Engvall hit Jakob Chychrun
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Marc Gatcomb hit Matt Roy
Marc Gatcomb Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Martin (2), Kyle MacLean (7)
Maxim Tsyplakov Snap Shot Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
John Carlson shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Kyle Palmieri Tripping against Rasmus Sandin
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot Short
Anthony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Bo Horvat Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Matt Martin faceoff won against Lars Eller
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Hudson Fasching hit Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Pierre Engvall
Scott Mayfield Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock
Ryan Pulock hit Dylan Strome
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Anthony DeAngelo
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Anthony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Lars Eller
Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Kyle MacLean
Marc Gatcomb hit Anthony Beauvillier
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Anders Lee
Takeaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (13) Poke, assists: none
Scott Mayfield hit Martin Fehérváry
Giveaway by Bo Horvat
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Lars Eller
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Kyle Palmieri Batted Wide Left
Martin Fehérváry shot blocked by Pierre Engvall
Casey Cizikas hit Anthony Beauvillier
Hudson Fasching Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Kyle MacLean hit Connor McMichael
Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Bo Horvat Snap Shot Wide Left
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Anthony DeAngelo
Hudson Fasching hit Jakob Chychrun
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Hudson Fasching Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Marc Gatcomb hit Matt Roy
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Lars Eller
Alexander Romanov Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Adam Pelech Slap Shot Wide Left
Kyle MacLean faceoff won against Lars Eller
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
Pierre Engvall hit Brandon Duhaime
Adam Pelech shot blocked by John Carlson
Puck in Netting
Lars Eller hit Casey Cizikas
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Tom Wilson hit Ryan Pulock
Puck Frozen - Skater
Puck in Benches
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Matt Martin
Icing
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Puck in Netting
Jean-Gabriel Pageau shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Takeaway by Lars Eller
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Taylor Raddysh Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin
Nic Dowd Holding against Ryan Pulock
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Puck in Netting
Brandon Duhaime hit Hudson Fasching
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck in Netting
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson hit Kyle Palmieri
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Benches
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Anthony Beauvillier hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Martin Fehérváry
Puck in Benches
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Tom Wilson hit Maxim Tsyplakov
Off-side
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Icing
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Ryan Leonard hit Casey Cizikas
Ryan Leonard hit Simon Holmstrom
Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by John Carlson
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Puck in Penalty Benches
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Matt Martin
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Andrew Mangiapane hit Hudson Fasching
Takeaway by John Carlson
Lars Eller hit Alexander Romanov
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
TV Timeout
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Alex Ovechkin Goal (42) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (30), Dylan Strome (51)
On-Ice Official
TV Timeout
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by John Carlson
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Anders Lee shot blocked by John Carlson
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Takeaway by Matt Roy
Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Takeaway by Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard hit Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Takeaway by John Carlson
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck Frozen - Skater
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Pierre-Luc Dubois Holding against Bo Horvat
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Martin Fehérváry
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
Rasmus Sandin hit Marc Gatcomb
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Icing
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Puck in Benches
Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Right
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Puck in Netting
Lars Eller faceoff won against Hudson Fasching
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot Wide Left
Adam Pelech shot blocked by Matt Roy
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by John Carlson
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Anders Lee shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Pierre-Luc Dubois Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by Matt Roy
Matt Roy hit Maxim Tsyplakov
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Nic Dowd Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by John Carlson
Taylor Raddysh hit Hudson Fasching
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Matt Roy
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome hit Maxim Tsyplakov
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by John Carlson
Off-side
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Kyle MacLean
Puck in Netting
Matt Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
Matt Roy hit Pierre Engvall
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Off-side
Ryan Leonard hit Maxim Tsyplakov
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Icing
Ryan Leonard hit Simon Holmstrom
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
Icing
Taylor Raddysh Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Icing
Jakob Chychrun hit Bo Horvat
Martin Fehérváry Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
Lars Eller Wrist Shot Short
Brandon Duhaime hit Pierre Engvall

CAPITALS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Islanders
4
Capitals
5

Game 1

11/29

Capitals
1
Islanders
4

Game 2

4/6

Capitals
3
Islanders
1

Game 3

4/15

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	9	6	40
Washington	18	11	4	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
Pittsburgh	14	9	9	37
NY Rangers	16	15	4	36
Columbus	14	13	6	34

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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

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Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

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Ovechkin gets No. 895 to break NHL scoring record, but Islanders beat Capitals 4-1

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Series tied 1-1

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