"Mat Barzal pounced on an awful Tom Wilson turnover to put the Isles up one in the first period. The Capitals roared back in the second with two goals in just 31 seconds, the first from Martin Fehervary and the second from Anthony Beauvillier. Nic Dowd made it three for Washington with a great bounce. Empty netter for John Carlson. Capitals beat Islanders 4-1!"
"The first period looked more like the Capitals from their recent road trip than their last game against the Carolina Hurricanes. And, as you well know, that's not a good thing. Way too many sloppy turnovers and bad passing, particularly in the neutral zone, which led to rush chances the other way. The power play, still being utterly horrendous, also killed any of the momentum they did build in the first."
"Tom Wilson cannot be throwing that puck up the middle like that. I don't know if I've ever seen him do that. He made up for it with the primary assist on Martin Fehervary's goal, though. Willy is always good for an "I owe you one" if he ever makes a mistake. Can someone please let me know how David Rittich drew that first penalty on the Capitals? The replays we got showed him getting tapped on the skate by Nic Dowd, and he sold it like Matt Cardona getting tossed over the top rope by Oba Femi in the Royal Rumble."
The Capitals recovered from an early Mat Barzal goal after a Tom Wilson turnover to score four goals and win 4-1. Washington struck twice in 31 seconds in the second period, with Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier converting, Nic Dowd adding a goal, and John Carlson finishing with an empty-netter. The team struggled with sloppy turnovers, poor neutral-zone passing, and a stalled power play in the first period, then improved but still yielded rush chances. Individual notes include Martin Fehervary scoring shortly after welcoming his first child and Hendrix Lapierre showing effective skating in limited shifts.
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