The Islanders lost in regulation for the first time in more than a month. They just didn’t give themselves much of a shot in a 2-0 defeat to the Capitals on Saturday afternoon at UBS Arena.
The Islanders, often reluctant to put the puck on net, were outshot 36-23 and outchanced 57-43 as their three-game winning streak came to an end. The Islanders managed just 16 shots while playing five-on-five.
The Islanders (11-13-6) had been 5-0-1 at home since Dec. 11. Their last regulation defeat had been a 2-1 loss at Detroit on Dec. 14, though Saturday marked just the Islanders’ sixth game since then.