April 15 vs Islanders at UBS ArenaTime: 7:30TV: Monumental Sports, ESPNRadio: 980 AM, Caps Radio 24/7Washington Capitals 50-21-9PP% 23.3(13th) PK% 82(6th) Faceoff% 50.3(15th)New York Islanders 35-33-12PP% 12.9(31st) PK% 72.2(31st) Faceoff%54.9(1st)Caps anticipated lines:Ovechkin(C)
8 - Strome
17 - Beauvillier
72McMichael
24 - Dubois
80 - Wilson(A)
43Mangiapane
88 - Eller
20 - Leonard
9Duhaime
22 - Dowd
26 - Raddysh
16Sandin
38 - Roy
3Alexeyev
27 - van Riemsdyk
57Fehérváry
42 - McIlrath
52Lindgren
79Stevenson
33 - backup
PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Dubois, Sandin
PP2: Ovechkin, Eller, Mangiapane, Alexeyev, Roy
scratched:
Frank
53Chychrun
6Carlson(A)
74injured:
Protas
21 - lower body
Thompson
48 - upper body
LTIR:
Milano
15 - upper body
Backstrom
19 - hip - season
Oshie
77 - back - season
Isles anticipated lines:Lee(C) 27 - Horvat(A) 14 - Palmieri 21
Tsyplakov 7 - Pageau 44 - Holmstrom 10
Engvall 18 - Cizikas 53 - Fasching 20
Martin(A) 17 - MacLean 32 - Gatcomb 16
Pelech 3 - Pulock 6
Perunovich 26 - DeAngelo 4
Dobson 8 - Mayfield 24
Sorokin 30
Hogberg 50 - backup
tonight’s zebras:Brian Pochmara 16, Corey Syvret 23
Tommy Hughes 65, CJ Murray 68
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/04/48133/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-4-15-25/https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x1514https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-visit-isles-in-trip-openerscoring summary1st period:Strome(27) PPG from Dubois and Sandin at 8:15
2nd period:Strome(28) from Ovechkin at 7:52
3rd period:Fasching unassisted at 11:36
Strome(29) ENG from Wilson and Dowd at 18:49
Caps win 3-1