Washington Capitals vs NY Islanders 8/20/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

How lucky did Washington get in their last game is a question that is circling the NHL this time. The Capitals were able to bring home a win to avoid elimination, but it was a struggle for the Capitals who ended up going down early on in the game. That made it difficult for the Capitals to come into the game and lock down the win and it was not until the 3rd period before Washington finally got the go ahead goal.

In the game the Capitals managed to get a total of 29 shots in the game with 35 hits. The Capitals did win 44.6% of the faceoffs in the game. When it came to the power play the Capitals went 1-5 on the conversions, but it was a power play goal that mattered the most and helped to give Washington the confidence boost in the game.

With the New York team they seemed to take their foot off the gas pedal of the Capitals when they had them on the edge. The Islanders jumped out to a 2 goal lead for the Islanders. Then the Islanders just allowed the Capitals to claw their way back into the game before finally losing the tied game in the third period and were unable to battle back.

New York is one team that looked good early on in the game, but finished the game with only 26 shots. The Islanders were a lot more physical team with 40 hits in the game. The Islanders ended up going 0-5 on the power play chances that they did get in the game.