Trotz felt all kinds of emotions after his New York Islanders knocked the Washington Capitals out of the playoffs in the first round by beating them 4-0 Thursday night in Game 5. “For whatever reason, our team wasn’t able to mentally and physically get to our game for long enough,” Reirden said. “I think they play an outstanding game,” Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin said. ... Capitals D John Carlson said he was healthy enough to play, despite missing all three round-robin games with an undisclosed injury. UP NEXTThe Islanders will face Boston if Montreal beats Philadelphia, and the Flyers if top-seeded Philadelphia hangs on to defeat the Canadiens.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2020 15:22 UTC