{"id":432281,"date":"2023-03-30T03:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T07:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=432281"},"modified":"2023-03-30T03:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T07:19:09","slug":"islanders-edge-out-rivals-capitals-2-1-in-shootout","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/islanders-edge-out-rivals-capitals-2-1-in-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"Islanders edge out rivals Capitals 2-1 in shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/new-york-islanders\/\">New York Islanders<\/a> came out victorious 2-1 against <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nhl\/team\/washington-capitals\/\">Washington Capitals<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A WIN IN THE SHOOTOUT!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0zcH7Djp0N\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0zcH7Djp0N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYIslanders\/status\/1641263304193593345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bo Horvat and Kyle Palmieri both scored in the shootout to help their team secure the win. Pierre Engvall scored for the Islanders in regulation time, while Conor Sheary found himself on the scoresheet for the Capitals.<\/p>\n<p>Goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves as he stopped two out the three shootout attempts from the opposing team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We needed it,&#8221; head Coach Lane Lambert said of the shootout win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought the guys did a really good job, Bo, Kyle and obviously Ilya. 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