""We did everything right," head coach Patrick Roy said. "We had a lot of shots, we had a lot of chances, we came up short. We could find excuses, I get it, the standard of our team is to win hockey games and do the right thing. Sometimes you need to just continue to play the way we are and believe that things will go on our way.""
"The Islanders pushed late and briefly made it interesting when Horvat hammered a loose, bouncing puck at the top of the crease with 6:17 left in regulation. But any chance of a comeback evaporated as the Capitals sealed the win with empty-net tallies from Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas. Logan Thompson stopped 30 shots for Washington, earning his fourth straight win as the Capitals extended their winning streak to four."
Ilya Sorokin made 14 saves but misplays behind his own net contributed to two goals by Tom Wilson, including one created by a rare mishandled puck. Wilson opened the scoring on a power-play finish from Alex Ovechkin, with rookie Ryan Leonard earning the secondary assist. Bo Horvat scored the Islanders' lone goal late in the third by hammering a loose puck at the top of the crease. Washington added empty-net goals from Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas. Logan Thompson stopped 30 shots to secure his fourth straight win as Washington extended its streak to four. The Islanders are 1-3-2 in matinees and have scored two goals on their last 34 power-play chances.
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