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Islanders struggle to finish on offense, fall to Capitals in opener at Nassau Coliseum

NEW YORK _ The sellout crowd of 13,917 provided an electric atmosphere at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum as the not-so-new-look Islanders opened their season on Friday night.

At times, it still seemed like the first round of last season's playoffs, when the Islanders swept the Penguins, winning the first two games at the Coliseum with a sound defensive structure.

There were other similarities to last season as well. Namely, the Islanders had trouble finishing around the crease in a 2-1 loss to the Capitals.

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