The Washington Capitals defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 thanks to a hat trick performance from Dylan Strome.
Dylan Strome takes over Long Island
At 8:15 on the power play Strome got it going early. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Rasmus Sandin had the helpers for their 45th and 26th, respectively. 1-0 was the score after one with the Caps leading in shots 10-8.
At 7:52 in the second Strome struck again. This time Alex Ovechkin set him up for his 29th assist on the season. 2-0 was the score after two with the Caps leading in shots 13-12.
In the third shots were even at 13 apiece. Caps led in shots 36-33 overall. At 11:36 Jean-Gabriel Pageau put the Islanders on the board. Strome would put the game away and complete the hat trick at 18:49.
It brought Strome's goal total up to 29 which is a new career high. Tom Wilson had the primary for his 31st assis while Nic Dowd added his 13th on the secondary.
Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves on 33 shots to get the win in net. As for Strome it was his first hat trick since March 8, 2022 when he was on the Chicago Blackhawks.
"It's nice. I have a lot of great players I get to play with. I was playing with for most of the season, and obviously the season that had, and to play with guys like and then and... our whole team has been chipping in. I feel like we've done it the whole year. A bump in the road the last maybe week or so, two weeks, but we feel like it's kind of expected in the spot we're at. I thought we dug deep and battled hard. "Dylan Strome
With the win the Caps improve their record to 51-21-9. The regular season concludes on Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins on the road. The game starts at 7 p.m. and you can catch it on ESPN.