Washington Capitals at New York Islanders odds, picks and prediction

Washington Capitals take on the New York Islanders at 7 p.m. ET at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Capitals are coming off a 5-2 loss against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. New Yorkers are looking to recover after a two-game sweep against Pittsburgh Penguins.

The lines for the game between the Capitals and the Islanders were last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET.

Ilya Samsonov has won each of his past two games and six of seven starts. Ilya has a 6-1-0 record in March with 2.17 GAA and .920 SV% in seven games. Semyon Varlamov is losing three of four starts, including a 3- 1 loss to Ilyia on March 16.

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Washington Capitals and New York Islanders are playing each other on Tuesday. Islanders won each of their past five home games following a road trip. New Yorkers are 13-4-1 as a favorite in their last 17 games. The Islanders have won four of the past 5 games in this series.