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NHL : ATS Matchup
Tuesday 4/21/2015Line$ LineOU LineScore
WASHINGTON
 
NY ISLANDERS
PK  

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5.5
 
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Final
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WASHINGTON (46-27-0-12, 104 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (49-29-0-7, 105 pts.)
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Tuesday, 4/21/2015 7:35 PM
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals - Best of 7 - Game 4 - NYI Leads 2-1
#1 GOALTENDERS: WASHINGTON - BRADEN HOLTBY, NY ISLANDERS - JAROSLAV HALAK
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
59WASHINGTON+120Ov 5.5,+120+115Ov 5.5,+120
60NY ISLANDERS-140Un 5.5,-140-135Un 5.5,-140
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
WASHINGTON - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games46-39-0-2.246-39-2.239-422.929.52.528.9
Team Stats (Road Games)23-20-0+523-20+518-222.929.12.630.2
Last 5 Games2-3-0-1.92-3-1.92-32.228.42.630.2
Playoff Games1-2-0-1.41-2-1.41-22.028.33.030.0
vs. Division18-15-0-1.218-15-1.214-172.828.72.429.2
WASHINGTON Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)85248688981101625049.9%2436125.1%423
Team Stats (Road Games)431232746455912529.8%1212823.1%206
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)511344001427.7%10220.0%19
Team Stats (Playoffs)3612300857.1%6116.7%9
Team Stats (vs. Division)3394302238479489.9%1032019.4%160
Stats Against (All Games) 212627662121024588.6%2725018.4%368
Stats Against (Road Games) 1123145297413008.6%1453020.7%201
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 13462121518.6%10110.0%23
Stats Against (Playoffs) 9251119010.0%600.0%16
Stats Against (vs. Division) 78262423549628.1%1031716.5%142
WASHINGTON - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (All Games)22464189.1%02-0+22-0-0+21-1
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Road Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (vs. Division)11211885.7%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Last 4 Games)22464189.1%02-0+22-0-0+21-1
PHILIPP GRUBAUER (Playoff Games)11211885.7%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games)75742112195092.3%941-33-0.941-33-0-131-40
BRADEN HOLTBY (Road Games)39381160107092.2%322-16+7.322-16-0+714-22
BRADEN HOLTBY (vs. Division)313191084292.5%316-15-3.216-15-0-312-17
BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games)4412812093.7%11-3-2.91-3-0-31-3
BRADEN HOLTBY (Playoff Games)22686392.6%00-2-2.40-2-0-20-2
JUSTIN PETERS (All Games)12929425988.1%03-6-3.33-6-0-37-1
JUSTIN PETERS (Road Games)5513711986.9%01-4-2.41-4-0-24-0
JUSTIN PETERS (vs. Division)11272488.9%01-0+11-0-0+11-0
JUSTIN PETERS (Last 4 Games)42968891.7%01-1+0.61-1-0+12-0
JUSTIN PETERS (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0

NY ISLANDERS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-L-TUnitsW-LUnitsO-UScoreShotsScoreShots
All Games49-36-0+4.949-36+4.939-433.133.72.828.3
Team Stats (Home Games)26-16-0+2.326-16+2.320-203.336.32.728.9
Last 5 Games3-2-0+13-2+12-33.233.62.432.0
Playoff Games2-1-0+1.22-1+1.21-23.030.02.028.3
vs. Division23-10-0+1223-10+1216-153.634.22.630.0
NY ISLANDERS Team Statistics
 Scoring    Shots On GoalPower Plays 
 GamesGoals1rst2nd3rdOTENShotsPctNumConvPctAst
Team Stats (All Games)85261777892141728619.1%2735018.3%427
Team Stats (Home Games)421384040517915269.0%1412819.9%229
Team Stats (Last 5 Games)516366111689.5%1000.0%29
Team Stats (Playoffs)39251119010.0%600.0%16
Team Stats (vs. Division)33119333543810112810.5%991515.2%196
Stats Against (All Games) 23660799071424069.8%2234922.0%403
Stats Against (Home Games) 1132748362612139.3%1132623.0%199
Stats Against (Last 5 Games) 12236111607.5%11218.2%19
Stats Against (Playoffs) 612300857.1%6116.7%9
Stats Against (vs. Division) 85262333359908.6%822024.4%148
NY ISLANDERS - Goalie Statistics
 Goalie StatisticsTeam's record in starts
GoalieGamesStartsShotsSavesPCTSHOATSUnitsSUUnitsO-U
JAROSLAV HALAK (All Games)62621758160891.5%340-22+11.740-22-0+1127-32
JAROSLAV HALAK (Home Games)3535100692191.6%323-12+5.123-12-0+616-17
JAROSLAV HALAK (vs. Division)262678472592.5%119-7+11.419-7-0+1111-13
JAROSLAV HALAK (Last 4 Games)4412211291.8%02-2-0.52-2-0-12-2
JAROSLAV HALAK (Playoff Games)33857992.9%02-1+1.22-1-0+11-2
CHAD JOHNSON (All Games)191748843488.9%18-9-0.88-9-009-8
CHAD JOHNSON (Home Games)6515013388.7%03-2-0.43-2-004-1
CHAD JOHNSON (vs. Division)7720418389.7%04-3+0.54-3-0+15-2
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (All Games)3232106797591.4%18-24-9.68-24-0-913-15
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Home Games)161653149292.7%04-12-4.74-12-0-45-9
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Last 4 Games)441089688.9%01-3-2.41-3-0-21-3
MICHAL NEUVIRTH (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (All Games)11262388.5%00-1-20-1-0-21-0
KEVIN POULIN (Home Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (vs. Division)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
KEVIN POULIN (Last 4 Games)11262388.5%00-1-20-1-0-21-0
KEVIN POULIN (Playoff Games)00000.0%00-000-0-000-0
Average power rating of opponents played: WASHINGTON 3.09,  NY ISLANDERS 3.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
WASHINGTON - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/26/2015NEW JERSEY3-2W0, -195W5 unP
3/28/2015NASHVILLE3-4L0, -130L5 ovO
3/29/2015at NY RANGERS5-2W0, +125W5 evO
3/31/2015CAROLINA4-2W0, -205W5 ovO
4/2/2015at MONTREAL5-4W0, +110W5 ovO
4/4/2015at OTTAWA3-4L0, -105L5.5 unO
4/5/2015at DETROIT2-1W0, +125W5.5 unU
4/8/2015BOSTON3-0W0, +100W5 unU
4/11/2015NY RANGERS2-4L0, -155L5 evO
4/15/2015NY ISLANDERS1-4L0, -135L5.5 unU
4/17/2015NY ISLANDERS4-3W0, -120W5.5 unO
4/19/2015at NY ISLANDERS1-2L0, +120L5.5 unU
4/21/2015at NY ISLANDERS 
4/23/2015NY ISLANDERS 

NY ISLANDERS - Schedule
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTotalO/U
3/26/2015LOS ANGELES2-3L0, -105L5 ovP
3/28/2015ANAHEIM2-3L0, -125L5.5 evU
3/29/2015DETROIT5-4W0, -140W5.5 evO
4/2/2015at COLUMBUS3-4L0, -130L5.5 evO
4/4/2015BUFFALO3-0W0, -415W5.5 unU
4/7/2015at PHILADELPHIA4-5L0, -125L5.5 unO
4/10/2015at PITTSBURGH3-1W0, +150W5.5 unU
4/11/2015COLUMBUS4-5L0, -160L5.5 ovO
4/15/2015at WASHINGTON4-1W0, +115W5.5 unU
4/17/2015at WASHINGTON3-4L0, +100L5.5 unO
4/19/2015WASHINGTON2-1W0, -140W5.5 unU
4/21/2015WASHINGTON 
4/23/2015at WASHINGTON 
KEY GAME INFORMATION
WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 38-30-14, 90 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference.
COACH: Barry Trotz, 1st season with Capitals; 16th overall in NHL, 557-479-60-100.
ADDED: Trotz, GM Brian MacLellan, D Brooks Orpik, D Matt Niskanen, G Justin Peters.
LOST: Coach Adam Oates, GM George McPhee, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Dustin Penner, G Jaroslav Halak.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Alex Ovechkin, as always. The three-time league MVP led the NHL with 51 goals last season, but his plus-minus of minus-35 was third-worst in the league. Trotz plans to move Ovechkin back to left wing and also hopes to cajole more of a team game from the Russian forward.
OUTLOOK: It was deflating enough for the talented Capitals to lose in the early rounds of the playoffs every year, but last season they didn't make the postseason at all, a failure that cost Oates and McPhee their jobs. Orpik and Niskanen should stabilize the blue line, but nothing is more crucial in Washington than the relationship between Ovechkin and the coach du jour. Trotz is Ovechkin's first NHL head coach with prior head coaching experience elsewhere in the league, giving him the cachet to make demands of his players - and to expect them to be met.
NY ISLANDERS: LAST SEASON: 34-37-11, 79 points. Missed the playoffs by finishing eighth in Metropolitan Division and 14th in Eastern Conference.
COACH: Jack Capuano, fifth season with Islanders (118-120-39).
ADDED: G Jaroslav Halak, G Chad Johnson, C Cory Conacher, RW Jack Skille, LW Harry Zolnierczyk, C Mikhail Grabovski, LW Nikolai Kulemin.
LOST: G Evgeni Nabokov, D Radek Martinek.
PLAYER TO WATCH: John Tavares. The 24-year-old star center with the C on his sweater is back after missing New York's final 22 games last season due to a knee injury sustained while playing for Canada in the Olympics. He was second on the team with 66 points - including 24 goals - despite playing in only 59 games. The Islanders have made the playoffs only once (2013) since he was selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft.
OUTLOOK: This will be a year of nostalgia for the Islanders as they play their final season at the Nassau Coliseum - their home since joining the NHL in 1972 where four straight Stanley Cup champions were built from 1980-83. They will move to Brooklyn's Barclays Center next season. Since 2004, the Islanders have reached the playoffs just twice (2007 and 2013) and were eliminated in the first round both times. The task doesn't get any easier in the eight-team Metropolitan Division with perennial powerhouse Pittsburgh and the rival New York Rangers, who reached the Stanley Cup finals last season. Halak will shoulder a lot of the burden, along with Tavares, as he replaces veteran Evgeni Nabokov in goal.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NHL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (WASHINGTON-NY ISLANDERS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates throughout with quotes, details. With AP Photos.)

*Capitals-Islanders Preview* ============================

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer

Washington At Ny Islanders, Game Four, 7:30 p.m. EDT

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) -- Alex The Great can be better.

That's what Capitals coach Barry Trotz is counting on from Alex Ovechkin if Washington intends to bounce back in its first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders.

"He's still a young man who's growing," Trotz said Monday, a day after a 2-1 overtime loss in which Ovechkin was held off the score sheet for the second time in three playoff games.

"You're going to have some different challenges along the way," Trotz said. "And this is another one where he can be a difference-maker. And I expect him to be a difference-maker."

The Capitals, who have not advanced past the second round of the playoffs since Ovechkin arrived in 2005, trail New York 2-1 in a series that resumes at Long Island on Tuesday. The microscope is suddenly focusing directly on Ovechkin, whose prolific regular-season production is failing to carry over into the postseason.

After scoring 53 times to lead the NHL in goals for the third consecutive season and fifth overall, Ovechkin has scored just once on a team-high 15 shots against the Islanders. And the goal he scored in a 4-3 come-from-behind win in Game 2 at Washington snapped a seven-game playoff drought.

It's on the road where Ovechkin's numbers have dried up.

After combining for 10 goals and 14 assists in his first 16 career road playoff games, the franchise's top playoff scorer has managed just a goal and two assists in his past 12 games away from Washington. He's not had a goal in six consecutive road games since scoring the winner in a 3-2 victory in a second-round series against the New York Rangers on April 30, 2012.

Trotz is not concerned about Ovechkin's ability to respond to a challenge.

"He doesn't shy away from anything," the Capitals first-year coach said. "The one thing I found out about Alex Ovechkin is he's not scared of anything."

Ovechkin was his playful self, joking with teammates in both Russian and English in the locker room after practice Monday. But he had nothing to say to reporters after being given the day off from speaking to the media.

"Sergey said, `No,"' Ovechkin told The Associated Press, referring to Capitals senior communications director Sergey Kocharov, when asked if he was talking.

The Islanders so far have done a good job of silencing Ovechkin as well.

Led by veteran defenseman Johnny Boychuk, New York has made it a point of emphasis to limit the amount of room the left-winger has to unload his lethal slap shot.

Aside from blocking shots, the Islanders have denied Ovechkin several scoring opportunities, including a power-play chance in the final seconds of the second period Sunday.

Ovechkin sidestepped Boychuk to find an opening in the left circle. Just as he was ready to shoot, Ovechkin had the puck swept off his stick by Boychuk, who was laying on the ice. The puck dribbled into the neutral zone as time expired.

"He did have a nice toe drag, and I was out position and just swung my stick around and luckily I got it," Boychuk said. "When you get up and you see the puck's out of the zone, it's a big relief."

Acquired in a trade with Boston before the start of the season, Boychuk won a Stanley Cup in 2011 with the Bruins and leads the Islanders with 82 games of playoff experience.

He enjoys the challenge of defending Ovechkin.

"He's physical. He's a tank," Boychuk said. "It's always fun playing against him because you know he's going to give his best effort."

Ovechkin has found ways to contribute without getting points.

In Game 3, he was parked in front blocking goalie Jaroslav Halak's view when Nicklas Backstrom scored the tying goal on a long-range snapshot that banked in off the crossbar.

Backstrom, who plays center alongside Ovechkin and Joel Ward, leads Washington with two goals and four points in the playoffs. He said it's on the entire top line - and not just Ovechkin - to start carrying its fair share.

"Obviously, it's a team sport, we need everyone. But at the same time, we get the most ice time, and we should be producing and we should help out the team," Backstrom said. "I think it's time for guys to step up."


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