New York Islanders

Islanders acquire Richard Panik and second round pick from Red Wings for Nick Leddy

Former Capital Richard Panik is on the move again.

In a transaction that appears inspired by the upcoming Expansion Draft, the New York Islanders jettisoned defenseman Nick Leddy ($5.5 million AAV) to the Red Wings for Panik and a 2021 second-round pick.

Saturday, protection lists must be submitted by every NHL team except for the Vegas Golden Knights. The Islanders’ calculation was that they were likely going to protect Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock, and Scott Mayfield on their backend. Instead of losing Leddy for nothing to the Seattle Kraken, they dealt him for a future asset and Panik, who would they be okay with exposing.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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Barry Trotz has now won five playoff series with the Islanders since leaving the Capitals. Washington has won zero.

On the three-year anniversary of the Capitals swimming in fountains, former Caps’ head coach Barry Trotz advanced to the 2021 ~~Eastern Conference Final~~ Stanley Cup Semifinal after his New York Islanders defeated the Boston Bruins in Game Six, 6-2.

Brock Nelson scored twice and Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 shots to help lead the Isles to victory.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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Caps do it to the Isles again: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals did it to the New York Islanders again, dominating them at even strength on the way to a 1-0 victory. That’s three in a row against the Isles.

The Caps outshot the Isles 33 to 18 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 60 to 30.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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They’ll take all three: Caps beat Islanders 1-0

For the third time in a row, the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders did battle atop the NHL’s East Division. Could the Caps sweep all three or would the Isles play spoiler in front of fans in DC for the first time this season?

Daniel Sprong stayed hot, picking the top corner after a net drive to open the scoring. Nada in the second. Nada in the third.

Vitek Vanecek with a shutout.

Caps beat Islanders 1-0!

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Caps vs Islanders pregame: Welcome home

I know, I know. You’re thinking, “God, the Isles AGAIN?!”. I agree, I hate seeing their weird orange and blue uniforms buzzing around lookin’ like a group of old, rusty hot wheels cars. Anyway, the good news is that this is it! The last Islanders game of the regular season and the Capitals get to host them at home. At Capital One Arena. In front of fans. For the first time this season.

To anyone attending the game tonight, I hope you have a lot of fun. Be safe! Cheer very loud so we can all hear you! Welcome home!

Puck drop will be at 7 PM and Christopher has your recap.

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By Elyse Bailey 3 months ago

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Icing the Isles: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals picked up right where they left off in the final two periods of their previous game against the New York Islanders…in this game against those same Isles. And that’s a very good thing, evidenced by the 6-3 victory.

The Caps outshot the Isles 30 to 24 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 54 to 40.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Winning the battle of the Ilyas: Caps beat Islanders 6-3

An Alex Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals did battle with the Barry Trotz-led New York Islanders for the second time in only a few days. Could the Caps get the job done without their captain? Could they also win the battle of goaltenders named Ilya?

Garnet Hathway opened the scoring with a soft wrister that fooled Ilya Sorokin to give the Caps a goal against the Isles for the first time in forever. TJ Oshie finished off a pretty passing play to extend that lead before Anthony Beauvillier cut it back in half with a power-play backhand.

An Adam Pelech shorthanded blast beat what seemed like a surprised Ilya Samsonov. Nic Dowd took it to the roof to restore a Caps lead and Daniel Sprong popped home another right after. Things wouldn’t stay fully rosy in the second period though as Jean-Gabriel Pageau pounced on a rough bounce to bring the Isles a goal closer once more.

Evgeny Kuznetsov went coast-to-coast and found the back of the net with a slick wrister. Sprong hit the roof right off of a faceoff.

Caps beat Islanders 6-3!

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Caps at Islanders pregame: More goals please

The last two games between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders had a grand total of ONE (1) goals scored by either team. Maybe they can do better this evening. They might have to do it without Alex Ovechkin.

Game starts at 7 PM. Chris is in charge of your recap.

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By Peter Hassett 3 months ago

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