UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Eight players were handed a total of 24 penalty minutes after a skirmish broke out at the end of the New York Islanders' 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday in Game 6 of the teams’ first-round playoff series.
The Capitals‘ Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer and Marcus Johansson were all assessed minors for roughing, while the Islanders‘ Brock Nelson drew a roughing call, Kyle Okposo and Johnny Boychuk were whistled for cross-checking and Cal Clutterbuck was assessed a 10-minute misconduct.