Islanders A Win Away From Sweeping Capitals

 ISLANDERS 2 - CAPITALS 1 

NYI lead series 3 - 0 

Barry Trotz's New York Islanders are not fooling around in this postseason bubble. The Isles took a commanding 3-0 series lead agianst Trotz's former team, the Washington Capitals, beating them 2-1 in Game 3. 

The Islanders were led by goalie Semyon Varlanov, who recorded 22 saves Sunday, and is registering a .921 goals against average the last five games in net for the Isles. 

It didn't take long for New York to get on the board as Anders Lee scored on an assist by Adam Pelech and Ryan Pulock to take a 1-0 lead. After Washington tied it mid-way through the second period, the Isles won it in OT on a goal by Matthew Brazal. 

The Islanders can wrap up the series as soon as Tuesday night.