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New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals Wrap - New York Wins 5-2

The Islanders beat Washington 5-2 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Semyon Varlamov's 23 saves.

New York was an underdog by +111 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

New York got goals from Matt Martin, Anders Lee, Nick Leddy, Brock Nelson, and Cal Clutterbuck in the victory. Leddy opened the scoring at 2:56 of the second period.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 of 25 Washington shots in the victory.

Alex Ovechkin(2) scored for the Capitals, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.

Washington got a 27-stop effort from Braden Holtby in the loss.

New York scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Washington went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

New York outshot Washington 32-25 in the game.