It seems like weeks since the Capitals have played after they went through their Western Canadian trip, where they gathered five of six points - and the first game after a road trip is always the toughest. But with the Islanders looking to overtake them for the last playoff spot (and having a handful of games in hand), the Caps couldn’t sit back. For the most part, they didn’t - and on a historic night for their captain, the Caps grabbed an important two points.
Plus: Evgeny Kuznetsov has been killing it lately and with his two points tonight he has scored nine points his last six games.