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Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 1-0

New York shut out Washington on Tuesday, getting a 29-stop effort from Semyon Varlamov in a 1-0 win.

New York won as a -124 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

New York got a goal from Brock Nelson in the victory. Nelson opened the scoring at 13:05 of the third period.

Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 of 29 Washington shots in the victory.

Washington got a 38-stop effort from Vitek Vanecek in the loss.

On the power play, New York went 0-for-2, while the Capitals were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Washington lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 39-29.

Next game, New York takes its act home to face Philadelphia looking for another win. For Washington, they head home to face Boston.