Josh Bailey of Bowmanville, Ontario, and Anthony Beauvillier of Sorel-Tracy, Quebec led the New York Islanders offensively on Thursday in their 4-0 shutout win over the Washington Capitals. With the win, the Islanders beat the Capitals four games to one in their best out of seven series from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario.
Bailey led the Islanders in scoring with three points. He had one goal and two assists. Beauvillier meanwhile also had a multi-point game as he had two goals. Nick Leddy also had the other goal for the Islanders.
Beauvillier had the game winning goal for the Islanders. It came at 10:19 of the first period from Bailey and Brock Nelson. Beauvillier then scored an insurance marker from Bailey at 9:32 of the second period which put the Islanders up 2-0. Then late in the third period, Bailey scored an unassisted marker into an empty net which put the Islanders up by a convincing score of 4-0.
Who the Islanders play in the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs is still to be determined. It will either be the Boston Bruins or the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers will be the Islanders opponent if they beat the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. Philadelphia is currently leading Montreal three games to two. If the Canadiens happen to win the series, the Islanders will next play the Bruins.
