"We were attacking. It's just the way we've played in the past. We played to our identity. I thought we managed the puck much better. They still had a few chances. The goalie made some saves, but, again, it's just the way we're used to playing and trying to find our way here with that process, our foundation that we need to play with. It was just a great effort back-to-back nights against two really good hockey teams." -- Islanders coach Jack Capuano on the third period
Video: NYI@WSH: Nelson buries a rebound past Holtby
"If your power play's clicking, it can be a real intimidating thing, and our power play has been intimidating in the past few years. This year the numbers aren't illustrating that it's intimidating right now, but chances, entries … I keep telling everybody that the numbers are the same, if not better, but we're not taking those opportunities and putting them through the back of the net." -- Capitals coach Barry Trotz
"It's never easy to score goals, for sure, especially on a Vezina Trophy winner. You've got to make perfect shots. Hats off to Braden. He's one of my good friends, and he's tough to beat. You've got to make a perfect play to beat him." -- Islanders forward Jason Chimera on scoring on former teammate Braden Holtby
