WASHINGTON — Bo Horvat apologized before the game for a comment that sounded like a dig against his former team. All of the Islanders should be saying sorry for a weak effort against the depleted, playing-out-the-string Capitals in a game that may keep them out of the playoffs.
At the very least, the Islanders lost the ability to control their playoff fate with an abysmally-played 5-2 loss on Monday night at Capital One Arena as the Capitals snapped a six-game losing streak.
“We worked really hard this season to be in the position where we can control our own destiny,” Hudson Fasching said before the Islanders allowed two goals in the opening 63 seconds and three goals in the first period.
