In a pivotal matchup, the Islanders had a 3-0 lead last night and let it steadily slip away to salvage only an OTL point. Some will identify a turning point when Alex Ovechkin delivered a high hit to J-G Pageau in the corner, dazing Pageau and sending him off the ice, but garnering no call from the officials. They reviewed on video and still found nothing, or no cause to overrule themselves under current protocol.
Caps players largely agreed the Ovechkin hit on Pageau was a big turning point tonight.
Orlov: "100 percent it turned the game and we start to play more physical and get more offensive zone time so it was a difference maker for sure.