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Caps rally past Isles with fill-in goalie Grubauer

Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and two assists, leading the Washington Capitals and fill-in goalie Philipp Grubauer past the New York Islanders 4-3 Friday night to even their first-round series.
Apr 18, 2015, 12:13 am - Associated Press
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1st PeriodNYIWSH
5:14Cal Clutterbuck (1) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Matt Martin (1)
10
2nd PeriodNYIWSH
3:24Ryan Strome (2) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: John Tavares (2), Lubomir Visnovsky (1)
20
11:26Karl Alzner (1) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Mike Green (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)
21
14:09Kyle Okposo (1) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Josh Bailey (2), Calvin de Haan (1)
31
16:09Alex Ovechkin (1) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Matt Niskanen (1), Nicklas Backstrom (2)
32
3rd PeriodNYIWSH
3:44Nicklas Backstrom (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal)
Assists: John Carlson (1)
33
7:37Jason Chimera (1) (Even Strength Goal)
Assists: Jay Beagle (1), Matt Niskanen (2)
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