Capitals top Islanders 4-1
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Alex Ovechkin is continuing to make NHL history for the Washinton Capitals, passing Wayne Gretzky on another all-time list.
Jonathan Drouin makes his return after missing Saturday's game with an illness, plus line changes of of morning skate in DC
After going nearly two months without consecutive victories, the Capitals beat the Islanders, 4-1, for their third straight win.
Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has 52 goals and 31 assists in 78 career games against the Flyers. He hasn't scored in his last three games overall, however, and enters Tuesday's contest with just two goals in his last 11 games.
Justin Sourdif scored off a rebound at 1:42 of overtime and the Washington Capitals overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.
The Washington Capitals host the New York Islanders after the Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime
ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals are back home on Monday for one of their final games before the Olympic break, and it's a big one against the Metropolitan Division rival New York Islanders.
The Department of Player Safety of the NHL has come up with its ruling concerning the controversial hit of a Washington Capitals forward, Tom Wilson, on a Carolina Hurricanes forward, Logan Stankoven.