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Trouble was in the air early on for the Capitals against their former bench boss Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders after allowing a questionable goal from Tom Kuhnhackl in the opening minutes of the game. Though the Capitals gained their footing as play progressed, Trotz’s brand of soul-sucking trapping hockey seemed to spell doom for Washington.
However, two goals in 68 seconds to open the third period powered the Capitals comeback against the Metropolitan Division leading New York Islanders. The good guys leave Long Island with two hard earned points and are tied with the Islanders in points, though the latter still has a game in hand.
Here’s Friday night’s plus/minus:
Plus: With his third period goal, Alex Ovechkin reached the 45-goal plateau for the 10th time in his career. This is more than any other player in NHL history.
Minus: The Capitals allowed a goal within the first four minutes of play for the fourth game straight. Whether or not you think the goal should’ve counted (it should not have), it’s a bad look to giving up chances like that.
Now here’s 10 more notes on tonight’s game:
And finally, this…
So that’s all folks! The Capitals return to action Sunday against the Rangers.