Washington Capitals (48-18-9, 105 Pts) at New York Islanders (32-30-10, 74 pts)
Venue: UBS Arena
Date: Sunday, April 6
Time: 12:30 pm EST
TV: TNT/tru TV
Radio:
Washington – Caps Radio 24/7
New York – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Washington -1.5 ML -148
New York +1.5 ML +124
O/U 6.5
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Washington Capitals News & Notes:
The Capitals enter today’s game coming off a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. Today’s game features a lot to watch for as Alex Ovechkin is tied with Wayne Gretzky for the most goals all-time, with a goal today he holds the record all by himself. The Capitals with a win can also clinch the Metropolitan Division.
New York Islanders News & Notes:
The Islanders snapped a six-game losing streak on Friday with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild. They improved to 4-4-2 in their last ten games, averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game. They sit seven points back for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
New York Islanders Projected Lines:
Lee-Horvat-Palmieri
Tsyplakov-Pageau-Holmstrom
Engvall-Cizikis-Fasching
Martin-MacLean-Gatcomb
Pelech-Pulock
Romanov-DeAngelo
Mayfield-Dobson
Sorokin
Hogberg
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Washington Capitals Projected Lines
Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
Protas-Dubois-Leonard
Mangiapane-Eller-Raddysh
Duhaime-Dowd-McMichael
Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy
Lindgren
Shepard
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Players To Watch:
Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin needs one goal for history. This season he has 68 points on 41 goals and 27 assists. In 71 career games against the Islanders he has 68 points on 44 goals and 24 assists. Hes never scored in Ilya Sorokin who is expected to start today. This is his first game against the Islanders this season.
New York Islanders
Simon Holmstrom this season has 39 points on 18 goals and 21 assists. He’s faced the Capitals nine times in his career recording four points on three goals and an assist. He score two goals in the previous matchup this season.
Injury Report:
Washington Capitals
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
LW Sonny Milano – IR
G Logan Thompson – DTD
C Aliaksei Protas – DTD
New York Islanders
C Mathew Barzal – IT
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
LW Anthony Duclair – DTD
Next Game
Washington – April 10 vs Carolina Hurricanes
New York – April 8 at Nashville Predators
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