WASHINGTON — Home or away, the Islanders had no answer for the Capitals.
Washington scored 13 goals in two games against the Islanders, and Alex Ovechkin accounted for none of them.
T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom and Matt Niskanen scored as Washington swept a home-and-home set against the skidding Islanders with a 6-3 win on Friday night. Washington broke a tie with the idle Penguins for sole possession of first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Alex Chiasson had a goal and two assists for the Capitals, who hammered the Islanders 7-3 in New York on Thursday. Jakub Vrana’s goal gave Washington a 5-1 lead with 9:04 remaining, and Lars Eller added an empty-netter.