Capitals vs. Islanders: Game 6 Live Score, Highlights for 2015 NHL Playoffs

April 25th, 2015 by Joe Tansey Leave a reply »
New York Islanders 3, Washington Capitals 1 (Series Tied at 3-3) 

Nikolay Kulemin's first career playoff goal will go down in New York Islanders lore no matter what the result of Game 7 is. 

Kulemin's goal with nine minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the game kept New York's playoff hopes alive as well as the possibility of playing another game at Nassau Coliseum.

The New York left winger found himself wide open in front of the net after Alexander Ovechkin hammered captain John Tavares into the boards. With two players looming over Tavares, the puck skirted over to Nick Leddy, who fed Kulemin in front of goal.

The game-winner just past the halfway mark of the third period forced Game 7 on Monday between the Islanders and Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center. If the Islanders are victorious in that contest, they will play at least two more games at their current home before moving to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn next season. 

Tavares scored the first goal of the game with just under seven minutes gone in the first period. John Carlson countered on the power play with six seconds remaining in the firs ...

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