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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Finding ways to win at home has been an Islanders specialty this season. Squandering three-goal leads is a pattern New York would like to avoid.Johnny Boychuks power-play goal 2:52 into overtime lifted the Islanders over the Washington Capitals 4-3 after New York blew yet another three-goal edge on Monday night.For the second straight game, and fourth in recent weeks, the Islanders let a three-goal lead get away. New York lost at Buffalo 4-3 on Saturday after jumping out in front.This time, the Capitals stormed back in the third period on goals by Eric Fehr, Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. Braden Holtby stopped 35 shots.But Evgeny Kuznetsov was given a double high-sticking penalty with 1:04 left in regulation, and Boychuk took advantage.We showed resilience, and thankfully got the win, Boychuk said. Even though momentum shifted, you cant get down. We did a good job trying to get the win, and we did.Boychuks third goal gave the Islanders (24-11-1) their 14th home win, topping their total from last season. New York, 14-4 at home, snapped a two-game losing streak.Maybe this is a game we dont win last year, Islanders coach Jack Capuano said. But we kept with it and found a way. You have to play structured hockey in this league, and our goaltender played really well to give us a chance to win.Anders Lee, Lubomir Visnovsky and Calvin de Haan also scored for the Islanders. Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves in his return from injury.The Islanders have won 11 of their last 13 home games.We get an energetic boost from our passionate fans, Islanders captain John Tavares said. We want to feed off that.The Capitals (18-11-7) lost for the second time in three games leading into the outdoor Winter Classic against Chicago on Thursday.Lee opened the scoring at 8:15 of the first with his eighth of the season. Visnovskys power-play goal at 10:06 of the second made it 2-0.The Islanders made it a three-goal edge on de Haans first goal of the season — a short-handed tally — at 1:41 of the third.Halak improved to 19-6 in his return from a two-game absence caused by a lower-body injury. New York lost both games he missed.The Capitals got going 4:40 into the third on Fehrs goal. Backstrom made it a one-goal game at 6:29 with his 12th of the season on a set up by Ovechkin, who then tied it with his team-leading 17th at 17:19.Our first two periods werent good but we fought and came back, Ovechkin said. We have to be better earlier in games.The Islanders, who are heading out on a seven-game road trip, improved to 7-2-6 in their last 15 games against Washington.They are 16-2-1 in games decided by one goal and 19-4-1 when they net at least three.With all the emotion in the building, we really wanted to send our fans off on a good note, Boychuk said. Our best chances come when you shoot the puck, and I heard the crowd yelling for me to shoot. Anything can happen when you do, and it did.The Capitals went 8-2-3 in December, with Holtby starting each game.Capitals defenceman Brooks Orpik had to be helped from the ice with 7:20 left in the third period after he appeared to injure his right knee in a collision with Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck.NOTES: The teams will meet again Feb. 21 at Washington. ... The Islanders scratched defencemen Brian Strait and Matt Donovan and forward Eric Boulton. ... The Capitals scratched LW Andre Burakovsky and D Nate Schmidt. Custom Dallas Cowboys Jerseys . The Austrian ski federation said Morgenstern was "conscious and well responsive" and his condition would be monitored in the intensive care unit of a Salzburg hospital for the next 72 hours. 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They will meet Indiana or Atlanta in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Hawks lead the series 3-2. Its a huge step for a franchise that hadnt been to the post-season since 2008, but with Wall and Beal leading the way, they won 44 games during the regular season. "It just shows our continued growth," Beal said. "We played great basketball in this series and we can only continue to get better and better." As for the Bulls? "It is real disappointing," Taj Gibson said. "We put so much work into the season, came out of countless holes." The Wizards turned a halftime tie into a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and hung on down the stretch. Chicagos comeback chances took a big hit early in the final quarter when Gibson crumbled to the court clutching his left ankle after he tried to block a layup by Wall with the Wizards up by six points. He had to be helped off the court and did not return. The Bulls got within three points in the closing minutes but couldnt grab rebounds when they needed them, particularly after D.J. Augustin hit two free throws to make it 72-69 with 2:18 left. The Wizards grabbed three offensive rebounds while whittling more than a minute off the clock before Beal threw the ball away with a minute left in the game. Carlos Boozer missed on a drive, but the Bulls couldnt convert after a shot-clock violation by Washington with 22.4 seconds left. Chicagos Jimmy Butler missed on a layup off the inbounds, and the Wizards caught a break after Andre Miller missed two free throws. Nene tracked down the loose ball and Beal hit the first free throw to make it 73-69 with 14.6 seconds left before missing the second. But Nene got another rebound, and that led to two free throws by Wall with 7.8 seconds remaining. Nene was back to wreaking havoc after serving a one-game suspension for grabbing Butlers head, whether he was knocking down jumpers or sscoring inside.dddddddddddd. He hit 10 of 17 shots and grabbed seven rebounds. Wall also had seven boards and hit 9 of 11 free throws. Marcin Gortat grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Wizards did something they have rarely done the past three-and-a-half decades -- they moved on. The playoffs have mostly been one-and-done affairs for them -- with a few exceptions -- since they lost to Seattle in the 1979 Finals. They knocked off New Jersey 2-0 in the first round in 1982 and took out Chicago in six games in 2005. In this series, they showed a resolve and killer instinct that wasnt always there in the regular season. "The main thing is to focus in and know what this team is capable of," Wall said. "I just give a lot of credit to my teammates and the coaching staff and the great game plan and making adjustments and committing ourselves to play on every given night." For the Bulls, a season that unfolded in ways they never envisioned is finally over. They expected to challenge Miami for supremacy in the Eastern Conference with Derrick Rose back after sitting out last season, only to lose their star to another season-ending knee injury. As if that wasnt enough, they traded away one of their top remaining players in Luol Deng yet somehow squeezed out 48 victories. No team in the East won more games after New Years Eve, either, but slow starts and poor shooting plagued them in this series. Butler and Kirk Hinrich scored 16 points each and Gibson had 12 for the Bulls. Joakim Noah, whose left knee has bothering him the past few months, added 18 rebounds and seven assists. Boozer, a candidate to be amnestied, added 10 points and nine rebounds in what might have been his final appearance for Chicago. The Wizards outscored the Bulls 20-11 in the third quarter to turn a 41-41 halftime tie into a 61-52 lead going into the fourth. "I am proud of this team," Noah said. "I am proud of the way we competed all year. We dealt with a lot. Whenever a season is over it is always tough." NOTES: The Wizards outrebounded the Bulls 49-43 overall and 15-8 in the fourth quarter. ... Nene declined comment about his suspension at the Wizards shootaround, saying, "I dont want to talk about that." ... Gibson on his injury: "Real painful. I got to see what they (the medical staff) say tomorrow." ' ' '