Top 3 Capitals studs against Islanders

#2 Darcy Kuemper

Darcy Kuemper finished with 38 saves on 40 shots in the win. That included stopping all 14 shots in the first period and all nine he faced in the second period. Kuemper is now 22-26-6 with a 2.82 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.

Kuemper talked to the media after the game:

"“You saw a lot of character tonight. It’s a tough spot we’re in right now. Frankly, it kind of sucks. None of us envisioned to be here, but guys are gonna play hard, and we’ve got a lot of pride in this room.”"

Kuemper added on the last two games of the season:

"“We’re not gonna roll over. We’re gonna play hard. You know, we still want to win in here. Losing sucks and there’s probably been too much of it lately. And when we can get wins, we’re gonna work for them and it makes it a little bit more enjoyable at the rink.”"

The win marked Kuemper’s seventh game this season with 38 or more saves. He’s 3-2-2 in those games. The Caps have a record of 19-3-2 this season when they score three or more goals with Kuemper in net.

He started 11 of Washington’s 14 games in March and posted a 2.63 goals against average and .920 save percentage despite facing the second most high danger shots in the NHL with 89, per NHL Stats.