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17:35John Carlson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (19)
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- 17:353rdJohn Carlson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (19)
- 8:463rdNic Dowd Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (16), Ethen Frank (12)
- 6:002ndAnthony Beauvillier Goal (11) Wrap-around, assists: Matt Roy (14), Alex Ovechkin (25)
- 5:292ndMartin Fehervary Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (26), Nic Dowd (12)
- 16:381stMathew Barzal Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: none
New York Islanders
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony DeAngeloD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:56 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 19:50 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 12:21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:14 | 0:11 | 4:59 | 16:04 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan PulockD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 0:02 | 4:35 | 15:28 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew SchaeferD | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 23:23 | 2:52 | 2:10 | 18:21 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Carson SoucyD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 13:25 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:36 | 2:12 | 2:10 | 17:14 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakob ChychrunD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:19 | 4:05 | 0:02 | 19:12 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Martin FehervaryD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:00 | 0:10 | 2:40 | 16:10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt RoyD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 17:42 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus SandinD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:25 | 1:15 | 0:11 | 14:59 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor van RiemsdykD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 1:09 | 1:18 | 12:54 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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