File this one in the tough-loss category for the Islanders.
They had killed off a five-minute power play in the third period against the depleted Capitals, who were without four of their top players and with two centers injured in the final 10 minutes, and seemingly headed to a franchise-record fifth straight overtime game.
Instead, defenseman Justin Schultz wristed a shot past Semyon Varlamov on the rush with 26.4 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Capitals a 3-2 win on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. The teams play again on Thursday night in Washington as the Islanders have started a season-high, five-game road trip with their first back-to-back losses of the season..
