Rapid Recap: Islanders 2, Capitals 1 SO

The New York Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 in a shootout on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
Pierre Engvall scored for the Islanders in regulation, while Conor Sheary scored for the Capitals through 60 minutes of play. Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri buried goals in the shootout for the win, while Ilya Sorokin stopped 2-of-3 shootout attempts.
Sorokin made 25 saves and allowed one goal or fewer for the 21st time of the season.
The Islanders have 87 points and protected their first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. The Florida Panthers took a 3-2 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, as they sit one point out of a playoff spot. The Islanders are six points clear of the Panthers, but Florida has one game in-hand. The Pittsburgh Penguins were idle on Wednesday and have 82 points in the second wild card spot.

THE SCORING:
1st Period:
No scoring.
2nd Period:
3:52 - NYI 1, WSH 0 - Pierre Engvall receives a drop pass from Brock Nelson, firing it off from the dot to beat Kuemper stick-side to open the scoring. Alexander Romanov picks up the secondary assist.

6:22 - NYI 1, WSH 1 - Conor Sheary shelfs a backhander past Sorokin to beat him stick-side, tying the game at one apiece. Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Nic Dowd tally the assists.
3rd Period:
No scoring.
Overtime:
No scoring.
Shootout:
Evgeny Kuznetsov - Goal
Bo Horvat - Goal
T.J. Oshie - No Goal
Kyle Palmieri - Goal
Nicklas Backstrom - No goal

NOTEBOOK:
Pierre Engvall buried his fifth goal as an Islander, with four of those recorded as the opening goal. Engvall scored on his first four career shots against Kuemper... Alexander Romanov collected his 20th assist, reaching 20 for the first time in his career... The teams skated four aside in the third periods because of penalties taken by Scott Mayfield and Nicolas Aube-Kubel... The Islanders won their first shootout of the season… Bo Horvat scored the second successful shootout attempt of the season, while Kyle Palmieri followed up with the third… Casey Cizikas and Engvall took a team-high four shots… Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mayfield tied for a team-high four hits… Adam Pelech recorded a team-best 26:00 TOI, marking his second-highest of the season… Pageau went 13-for-17 in faceoffs.
GOALTENDING MATCHUP:
Ilya Sorokin stopped 25-of-26 shots for the win.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 28-of-29 in the loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders power play went 0-for-1, while their penalty kill went 0-for-0.
IMAGE OF THE GAME:

NEXT GAME:
The Islanders continue their three-game road trip with a stop in Tampa to face the Lightning on Saturday. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.