WASHINGTON -- Daniel Winnik scored twice, Braden Holtby made 21 saves, and the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Saturday night to win their home opener.
Winnik made it 1-0 in the first period and added the tiebreaker in second for Washington (1-0-1).
Ryan Strome scored a first-period power-play goal for the Islanders (0-2).
Thomas Greiss, in net for New York after Jaroslav Halak started the opener Thursday night, had 26 saves.
The Islanders pulled Greiss with just under two minutes left, but couldn't get the equalizer past Holtby.
The Capitals won despite going 0-for-5 on the power play.