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Islanders collapse in third, give up 5 goals to lose to Capitals

Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring his third goal of a game against the Islanders in the third period at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. Credit: Jim McIsaac

The Islanders imploded at the worst time, ceding five third-period goals in a 6-4 loss to the first-place Capitals at NYCB Live’s Nassau Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

Alex Ovechkin completed his second hat trick in two games with an empty-netter with 56 seconds remaining for his 692nd career goal. His first goal of the game tied him with Mario Lemieux for 10th place on the NHL’s all-time goal scoring list and he then passed him by two.