Chychrun, Wilson power Capitals to comeback OT win over Islanders

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun scored the overtime winner and had an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Friday.

Tom Wilson struck twice and Nic Dowd and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who rallied back from a 4-2 deficit and have now won three of five without captain Alex Ovechkin. Logan Thompson stopped 20 shots in the win.

Simon Holmstrom scored twice, Anders Lee had a goal and two assists and Kyle MacLean also scored for New York, who have now dropped three straight decisions. Semyon Varlamov made 21 saves in the loss.

Takeaways

Islanders: Rookie Isaiah George continues to contribute for New York. With an assist on Lee's goal, the 20-year-old…