from taveras. >> craig: they shutdown the taveras line, but then they got a little careless in the corner. here is the puck movement to taveras. t thand feather that pass. it doesn't get any better than that. he has to go through morrisonn's body to find his running mate and no chance 10- feet out for okposo who buries it. the islanders back to the caps. >> joe: kyle okposo has done most of the his damage on the road this year, locker. he's had a dozen tallies. this one getting the islanders within three. just shy of the midway mark of period two. theodore backs this one off the boards. time for washington to clamp down. they were running pretty free and easy there with a 5-1 advantage. the islanders a team with a tremendous work ethic. bruce boudreau says whenever he's coached against scott gordon teams at any level, they're going to compete. they'll never give up. >> craig: gordon's record, very similar to the american hockey league. that bruce boudreau had. i think one year he had over 60 rooms. that's the -- 60. that's the type of teams he always puts together. >> joe: bergenheim reve

taveras countering with streit. taveras not going far. double-teamed by shaone morrisonn and karl alzner. even at full strength. five-on-five, new york leading in shots 7-5. the pass back for gervais that handcuffed him. it will force the aisles in their -- isles into their own end. >> craig: not sure if streit is playing forward or defense. he's been all over the place against the caps in the first 20. >> joe: looks a little like neil hartman who we'll see tomorrow. >> craig: yeah, jusskating. that's the big thing about guys like streit, neil hartman. they can attack and get back in the same type of speed and same type of shift similar to mike green of this caps team. >> joe: so fluid as gervais works through the back pedal. help comes from freddy meyer. down the dasher board. comes the length of the ice. [ whistle ] >> joe: there's whiffle for icing. the islanders fan disagree with the calls of the linesmen. we have this washington capitals fact for you complements of the american service center. >> craig: talk about tight games between