Islanders Bounce Back with 5-1 Victory Over Capitals

Pageau and Gauthier Shine as Islanders Improve to 7-1-3 in Last 11 Games at UBS Arena

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Julien Gauthier led the New York Islanders to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals, with Pageau scoring twice and adding two assists, and Gauthier scoring two goals and an assist.
The Islanders improved to 7-1-3 in their last 11 games at UBS arena, bouncing back from a 7-0 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins earlier this week.
Darcy Kuemper finished with 24 saves for Washington in relief of Charlie Lindgren who left the game with an upper-body injury in the first period.
Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored for Washington, which has lost three in a row.
Prior to the game, the Islanders unveiled two public pond hockey rinks on the ground of Belmont Park adjacent to UBS arena.