The Washington Capitals got a preseason win tonight as they beat the Islanders 3-1 in their first trip to the Barclay Center. The Caps improve to a 3-0-1 preseason record while the Islanders fall to 2-5-0. The Capitals got goals from Andre Burakovsky, Sean Collins, and Karl Alzner.
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The Caps got a strong performance from a lineup that consisted mostly of “prove it” guys. These guys needed to show the Caps what they were made of because they were borderline roster players.