Jason Chimera scored the go-ahead goal 7:37 into the third period as the Washington Capitals fought back from a two-goal deficit to defeat the New York Islanders, 4-3, in Game 2 of the teams’ first-round playoff series.
Karl Alzner, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for the Capitals, while Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves after making the surprising start with Braden Holtby unavailable because of an illness.
“We did what we wanted to,” coach Barry Trotz said. “We made just some slight adjustments from Game 1, which you do, and we just stayed with it. We stayed with it all night.