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Islanders beat Capitals 3-1 to force Game 7

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Nikolay Kulemin scored the go-ahead goal with 9:27 left and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday to force Game 7 in the first-round playoff series. Islanders captain John Tavares had a goal and assist, and Nick Leddy had two assists in what could still be the franchise's final game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The puck landed in the crease, where Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk shoveled it under Halak to stop the play. The Islanders were called for three penalties in the opening period, and the third one cost them. Brouwer started the play by getting a lengthy pass at the Islanders blue line, and driving to the net. The franchise that won consecutive Stanley Cup championships from 1980-93 and produced such stars as Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin and Billy Smith, is moving to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the start of next season. The Islanders and the NHL stepped up security inside and outside the arena, including having officers patrolling the surrounding parking lots on horseback. Carlson scored just the second power-play goal of the series — both by Washington.

 

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