Jakob Chychrun scored in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 comeback win over the visiting New York Islanders on Friday.
Down 4-2 through two periods, the Capitals equalized on third-period goals from Dylan Strome at 1:20 and Tom Wilson at the 7:24 mark.
Chychrun assisted on Strome’s goal, then was the overtime hero as he converted a big wrist shot from the slot at 1:20.
Wilson scored twice, Connor McMichael had three assists and Strome collected a goal and two assists for Washington. Nic Dowd scored the Capitals’ other goal.
Logan Thompson stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Capitals, who have won three in a row and six of their last eight.
It was another late-game breakdown for the Islanders, who are 2-4-4 in their last 10 games. New York has allowed a league-high 38 goals in the third period this season.
Anders Lee had a goal and two assists for New York, Simon Holmstrom scored twice and Bo Horvat had two assists. Kyle MacLean also scored and Semyon Varlamov stopped 21 of 26 shots.
Holmstrom’s well-placed wrist shot from the circle gave New York the early lead 3:36 into the game. Washington equalized just 74 seconds later, as Ivan Miroshnichenko’s pass found Dowd sneaking around the net for a wrap-around goal.
More crisp passing from McMichael and Strome set up Wilson’s power-play goal 12:10 into the first period.
Just 1:15 after the first intermission, the Islanders leveled the score with another early-period strike. Noah Dobson’s shot was well wide of the net, yet Lee reached out and expertly redirected the wayward shot past Thompson.
John Carlson seemingly restored the Capitals’ lead at 14:05 of the second period, but the goal was erased after a video review due to goaltender interference.
The overturned goal swung the momentum, as New York scored two more goals in the period’s final four minutes. MacLean put the Islanders ahead at the 16:28 mark, and Holmstrom tipped in his second goal of the game at 18:09 of the second frame.
–Field Level Media