NEW YORK—After the Washington Capitals’ first-round playoff series win over the New York Islanders last season, Nassau Coliseum closed its doors to hockey and the Islanders began a new chapter of their history in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
The facility is newer than the Old Barn in Long Island, and though it may be lacking the charm of the Coliseum, it’s undoubtedly an upgraded venue. But Barclays is also new to hockey and hockey new to it, so when the Capitals arrived there on Monday night for a preseason game, they explored and tried to get acquainted with the new venue.