Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock collides with Washington Capitals left wing Conor Sheary and center Lars Eller during the first period of an NHL game on Tuesday in Washington. Credit: AP/Nick Wass
File this one in the tough-loss category for the Islanders.
They had killed off a five-minute power play in the third period against the depleted Capitals, who were without four of their top players and with two centers injured in the final 10 minutes, and seemingly headed to a franchise-record fifth straight overtime game.
Instead, defenseman Justin Schultz wristed a shot past Semyon Varlamov on the rush with 26.