Christian Arnold, Islanders Point Blank:
WASHINGTON – Before Game 1 between the Islanders and Washington Capitals, questions loomed about how the Islanders would be able to contain the Caps high-power offense without Travis Hamonic.
During Thursday’s practice in Annapolis, Maryland – a day after the Isles defeated Washington 4-1 – those questions
turned into queries about how the Islanders had played such a strong defensive game the day before. The visiting Islanders held the Capitals to 25 shots and kept Alexander Ovechkin off the scoreboard.