SB Nation New York - Islanders Lose Close One To Capshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2011-01-21T09:48:10-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17108022011-01-21T09:48:10-05:002011-01-21T09:48:10-05:00Capitals 2, Islanders 1
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<p>Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) – Rookie goaltender <span>Braden Holtby</span> was solid with 24 saves and <span>Alex Ovechkin</span> assisted on both Washington goals, as the Capitals edged the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/">New York Islanders</a>, 2-1, at Nassau Coliseum.</p>
<p><span>Jason Chimera</span> and <span>Nicklas Backstrom</span> scored for the Capitals, who have won two of their last three following a three-game winless skid. Washington has earned at least one point in 12 of its last 14 games (8-2-4).</p>
<p>“Our defense was strong tonight,” said Holtby. “We were getting into shooting lanes and blocking shots, and that was the key to the game.”</p>
<p><span>Michael Grabner</span> scored the only goal for New York, which has dropped two straight and fell to 3-5-1 in 2011. The Islanders will travel to Buffalo on Friday for the front end of a home-and-home set with the Sabres.</p>
<p>“We moved the puck well, but we need to get more shots on net,” said Grabner.</p>
<p><span>Rick DiPietro</span> allowed two goals on 24 shots in the loss.</p>
<p>The Capitals opened the scoring at the 3:41 mark of the first period. Ovechkin held control of the puck along the right side and, from inside the circle, sent it toward the goal mouth. Chimera was in perfect position atop the crease and his redirection slid into the back of the net.</p>
<p>In the early stages of the second stanza, Washington moved ahead by two via Backstrom’s 12th goal. Ovechkin barreled toward the net from the left side, but his backhander attempt from in close was saved. However, DiPietro failed to control the rebound and Backstrom was all alone in the crease for an easy, uncontested tap-in at 3:38.</p>
<p>Less than two minutes later, New York cut its deficit in half thanks to the speed of Grabner, who hustled along the left half-wall in the neutral zone in pursuit of the loose puck. Grabner sped past <span>John Carlson</span>, moved in on a partial breakaway and lit the lamp with a high backhander from the bottom of the near circle.</p>
<p>New York registered only seven shots in goal in the final 20 minutes and never seriously threatened despite two separate power-play chances in the stanza.</p>
<p>“We didn’t give them too much in the third period, and we played a pretty solid game — it was a good win for us,” said Chimera.</p>
<p>Ovechkin has 32 assists…Holtby was recalled from Hershey due to a lower-body injury suffered by <span>Michal Neuvirth</span> on Tuesday against the Flyers…The Caps improved to 10-9-3 on the road…New York, which was 0-for-6 on the power play, has lost four straight to Washington…It was Chimera’s seventh goal.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-islanders/2011/1/21/1948120/capitals-2-islanders-1Joseph Fortunato2011-01-20T15:17:48-05:002011-01-20T15:17:48-05:00Washington Capitals At New York Islanders: Ovechkin And The Caps Will Be Tough Test For Islanders
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">(Sports Network) - The <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.japersrink.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Capitals</a> will aim for just their second win in six games when they visit the<a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Islanders</a> for tonight's battle at Nassau Coliseum.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Capitals have lost four of their last five games (1-2-2), but they are still just one point behind Tampa Bay for first place in the Southeast Division. The Lightning are also in action tonight in Atlanta.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Washington was dealt an overtime loss in its last outing Tuesday in Philadelphia.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Capitals erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to send the game past regulation, but <span>Andrej Meszaros</span>scored the game-winner for the Flyers 1:07 into overtime, lifting Philly to a 3-2 victory at Wells Fargo Center.<span>Alex Ovechkin</span> and <span>Mike Knuble</span> scored for the Capitals.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Michal Neuvirth</span> started between the pipes for the Caps, but left after the first period with an apparent lower-body injury. <span>Semyon Varlamov</span> made 20 saves on 22 shots in relief.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"He is day-to-day with a lower-body injury," said Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau. "You could tell on the first goal that he didn't move that well. He was able to gut it out for the rest of the period."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Neuvirth was sent back to Washington for tests and Washington recalled <span>Braden Holtby</span> from the club's AHL affiliate in Hershey. Varlamov is also struggling with a lower-body injury, but the Caps hope he is healthy enough to start tonight.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Tonight marks the middle portion of a three-game road trip for the Caps, who are 9-9-3 as the visiting club this year. Washington will complete the swing Saturday in Toronto.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New York has also lost four of its last five games and Jack Capuano's club was handed a 5-2 home loss on Monday by the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.allaboutthejersey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New Jersey Devils</a> -- the only team with less points then the Isles this season. <span>Mattias Tedenby</span> and <span>Rod Pelley</span> each notched a goal and an assist, leading the Devils to the win at Nassau Coliseum.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>P.A. Parenteau</span> and <span>Michael Grabner</span> scored for the Islanders, who have been torched for 23 goals during the past five games. <span>Kevin Poulin</span> stopped 22 shots in defeat.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Isles are 1-2-1 on a five-game homestand that is set to end tonight. They are just 8-9-4 as the host this season.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">It's unclear if Isles No. 1 goaltender <span>Rick DiPietro</span> will be able to suit up for tonight's game after missing Monday's game. DiPietro also sat out Wednesday's practice with an illness and is questionable for tonight.</p>
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