Jakob Chychrun scored the overtime winner and had an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-4.

WASHINGTON -- Jakob Chychrun scored at 1:20 of overtime, and the Washington Capitals rallied for a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders at Capital One Arena on Friday. Chychrun entered the zone and put a wrist shot past Semyon Varlamov from the top of the slot to win it for Washington, which trailed 4-2 entering the third period.

The Washington Capitals ended a four-game winless streak at home with a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders behind Chychryn's overtime goal.

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Jakob Chychrun scored in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 comeback win over the visiting New York Islanders on Friday.