{"id":346941,"date":"2025-11-01T02:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346941\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T02:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T02:15:13","slug":"no-milestone-against-the-islanders-this-time-new-york-tops-caps-3-1-keeps-ovechkin-at-899","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/346941\/","title":{"rendered":"No milestone against the Islanders this time: New York tops Caps 3-1, keeps Ovechkin at 899"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON — – Bo Horvat<\/a> scored with 15:31 remaining in the third period to lift the New York Islanders<\/a> to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Alex Ovechkin<\/a> remained one goal shy of 900 for the Capitals, who have lost three straight. Tom Wilson<\/a> scored his sixth goal of the season for Washington in the second, but Jean-Gabriel Pageau<\/a> answered with a short-handed tally later that period.<\/p>\n

Horvat took a pass from Emil Heineman<\/a> on a 2-on-1 break and beat Logan Thompson<\/a> for the game-winner. Mathew Barzal<\/a> scored into an empty net to make it 3-1.<\/p>\n

Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th goal against the Islanders on April 6, but Ilya Sorokin<\/a> – the goalie who allowed it – wouldn’t yield to another milestone on this night. He made 13 saves in the first period as Washington made an early push, and only Wilson managed to beat him.<\/p>\n

Pageau, who failed to get a shot off on a first-period breakaway, got inside of Ovechkin and redirected Simon Holmstrom<\/a>‘s pass past Thompson for his third goal this season. Washington challenged unsuccessfully for offside.<\/p>\n

The Capitals, who were already without forward Dylan Strome<\/a>, lost Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a> late in the first period to a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n

Barzal returned for the Islanders after being scratched in the previous night’s loss at Carolina for tardiness.<\/p>\n

Ovechkin has two goals in 11 games this season, and Washington’s power play struggled again Friday, going 0 for 4. The Caps are 6 for 36 with the man advantage on the season.<\/p>\n

The Islanders have three short-handed goals, tied for the NHL lead.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Islanders: Host Columbus on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Capitals: At Buffalo on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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