Islanders goaltender Sorokin helped defeat Washington Ovechkin

The New York Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals in an NHL regular season game. The meeting was held in Washington and ended in a shootout with a score of 2:1.

Goals in regular time were scored by Pierre Engvall and Conor Shiri. Russian defender “New York” Alexander Romanov gave an assist, and goaltender Igor Sorokin repelled 25 of 26 shots. Forward and captain of the “capital” Alexander Ovechkin scored no points and ended the meeting with a utility index of “-1”.

In the shootout, Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov made his attempt, but the opponents responded with accurate shots from Bo Horvath and Kyle Palmieri.