UNIONDALE, N.Y. — T.J. Oshie scored the tiebreaking goal, Ilya Samsonov stopped 25 shots in his NHL debut, and the Washington Capitals beat the Islanders 2-1 Friday night to spoil New York’s season opener.
Jakub Vrana got his second goal in two games to help the Capitals remain perfect.
Devon Toews scored for the Islanders and Semyon Varlamov, making his Islanders debut, made 26 saves.
Both teams had chances in this matchup of the Metropolitan Division’s top teams from last season. The Capitals finished first but were beaten by Carolina in seven games in the first round.