Wilson scored the second of the game at 13:58 of the second period to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead. Sorokin tried to pass the puck up the boards from behind his own net, but his pass went right to Wilson, who buried it into the open net. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 22-14 through the first two periods.

Tom Wilson scored twice and Logan Thompson carried a shutout deep into the third period Sunday afternoon for the visiting Washington Capitals, who continued surging with a 4-1 win over the reeling New York Islanders in Elmont,

Jakob Chychrun scored his 10th goal on a one-timer with 3:56 left, and the Washington Capitals rallied from two goals down to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2

The Isles are 8-2-3 in games decided by a single goal including 4-2 in regulation. They are 3-0 in games decided in overtime and are 1-3 in shootouts. The Isles are 2-2 in games in which an empty-net goal turns a 1-goal game into a 2-goal game.

As Alex Ovechkin continues to make history for the Capitals, the team celebrated his accomplishments before the game with the Jets.

Alex Ovechkin was joined on the ice by his sons Sergei and Ilya as the Capitals warmed up for Wednesday’s game.

England batter Jordan Cox has signed as a replacement player for the injured Saqib Mahmood at Pretoria Capitals in the SA20. Capitals announced that Mahmood has been ruled out of the tournament, but did not specify what injury the 28-year-old had.

The Washington Capitals finish the month of November on the road. They visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena