Islanders top Caps 3-1, keep Ovechkin at 899

Bo Horvat scored with 15:31 remaining in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

Alex Ovechkin remained one goal shy of 900 for the Capitals, who have lost three straight. Tom Wilson scored his sixth goal of the season for Washington in the second, but Jean-Gabriel Pageau answered with a short-handed tally later that period.

Horvat took a pass from Emil Heineman on a 2-on-1 break and beat Logan Thompson for the game-winner. Mathew Barzal scored into an empty net to make it 3-1.

Ovechkin scored his record-breaking 895th goal against the Islanders on April 6, but Ilya Sorokin — the goalie who allowed it — wouldn't yield to…