US EditionTom Wilson Scores Twice in Capitals Win over Banged-up Islanders
Wilson’s two goals helped the Capitals improve to a four-game winning streak while Islanders struggled converting just 2 of 34 power play chances, officials said.
- The Washington Capitals' forward Tom Wilson scored two goals and an assist Sunday, helping beat the New York Islanders 4-1.
- Early in the first period, Tom Wilson opened the scoring by tapping in a pass from Alex Ovechkin on the power play at 7:37 of the first period.
- The Islanders' power play went 1 for 3 and have converted two of their last 34 chances, while Bo Horvat scored to make it 2-1 with 6:17 remaining in the third and Ilya Sorokin had 14 saves.
- With the victory, the Capitals extended their four-game winning streak as Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas scored empty-net goals; both teams play Tuesday — Capitals at Los Angeles, Islanders host Tampa Bay.
- Wilson's second goal, set up after a misplay, was his team-high 15th of the season and came with 6:02 left in the second.
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Tom Wilson scores twice in Capitals win over banged-up Islanders
Tom Wilson scored twice and Logan Thompson carried a shutout deep into the third period Sunday afternoon for the visiting Washington Capitals, who continued surging with a 4-1 win over the reeling New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.
The Washington Capitals, who will next play in Los Angeles against the Kings of Slovenian ace Anže Kopitar, have won their fourth consecutive NHL game. This time, they defeated the Islanders 4:1 on the road in New York.
Tom Wilson climbs into NHL’s top five in goals after scoring twice against Islanders, on pace for over 100 points this season
After another big game, Tom Wilson is among the league leaders in goals. Maybe David Pastrnak was serious after all. Wilson scored twice against the New York Islanders, both on the power play and at even strength, to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win at UBS Arena. Wilson’s first strike of the game came on the man advantage after some great passing by Ryan Leonard and Alex Ovechkin. Leonard, from Nicklas Backstrom’s half-wall area, sent …
Capitals @ Islanders Recap: Wilson and Thompson Lead Caps to 4-1 Win on Long Island
Plus: Tom Wilson scored twice this afternoon, including once on the power play. The power play tally was encouraging not just for Wilson, but also for the Washington Capitals’ special teams as a whole. Fun fact: after his two goals today, Wilson is now on pace to score 47 goals this season. Minus: All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately today it was Jakob Chychrun’s 10-game… Source
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