MOSCOW, Apr 27 New York Islanders beat Washington Capitals » in the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in Washington, ended with a score of 4:1 (1:1, 0:0, 3:0) in favor of the guests. The winners included Ryan Pulok (17th minute), Noah Dobson (43), Casey Sizikas (49) and Anders Lee (56). The “Washington” scored Conor Shiri (11). The Russian goalie “Islanders” Ilya Sorokin repelled 32 of 33 shots. Forward “Washington” Evgeny Kuznetsov and defender Dmitry Orlov did not score points in the match and left the ice with the utility indicators “-2” and “0”, respectively. Capital team forward Alexander Ovechkin missed the game due to an upper body injury sustained against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Islanders are fifth in the NHL Eastern Conference Capital Division with 82 points in 80 games. The team previously lost their chances of reaching the playoffs. “Washington” is in fourth place (100 points, 80 games) and compete for the Stanley Cup. On April 28, the teams will play against each other in New York. =false» width=»540″ height=»360″>In other games of the day, the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 at home, with guest goalie Sergei Bobrovsky making 34 saves. “Ottawa Senators” in overtime outplayed “New Jersey” (5:4), the Russian defenders of the Canadian club Artem Zub and Nikita Zaitsev scored no points. “Edmonton Oilers” on the road turned out to be stronger than “Pittsburgh Penguins” (5:1), attacking “Penguins” Evgeni Malkin did not score with effective actions.
