Trade deadline pickup Pierre Engvall scored, Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves and the New York Islanders took another stride toward returning to the playoffs by beating the Washington Capitals 2-1 in a shootout Wednesday night. With their second consecutive win — and first in six shootouts this season — the Islanders strengthened their hold on the first Eastern Conference wild card.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 47 | 17 | 9 | 103 | |
74 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 100 | |
74 | 44 | 20 | 10 | 98 | |
76 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 87 | |
74 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 82 | |
75 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 77 | |
73 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 70 | |
73 | 23 | 43 | 7 | 53 |