Center Dylan Strome led the way with his third career hat trick — and his first with the Capitals. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren stopped 32 shots for Washington (51-21-9). Ilya Sorokin, whose spot in Washington hockey history is secure after he allowed Alex Ovechkin’s record-breaking 895th goal in the teams’ previous meeting April 6,

Lindgren saw a big chunk of his workload on a couple of strong offensive zone shifts from the Islanders late in the second period; he made seven stops in a span of just 45 seconds of playing time, including a deflection and a couple shots from in tight.