Just over a week after Alex Ovechkin finished off his "Gr8 Chase" on Long Island, the Washington Capitals came back to UBS Arena with a much different objective, wanting to get back to their identity with two games to go before the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They delivered against the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

Without their full lineup, Dylan Strome stepped up, and Charlie Lindgren put recent struggles behind him as the Capitals got back to their game with a solid 3-1 win over New York.

Here are all the takeaways as D.C. ended a three-game slide.

Strome Puts On Show To Spark Offense

Prior to Tuesday, the Capitals had been struggling when it came to getting a lot of offense going with one goal over the last two games and the lowest goals-for percentage in the league at 5-on-5 over the last 11 outings overall.

Dylan Strome set out to change that and delivered as he sparked Washington's offense. He got on the board first on an early power-play opportunity in the first, firing a long-range point drive that went off a defender and past Ilya Sorokin.

Then, in the second, Strome added his second of the night from the slot off a nice backhand pass from Alex Ovechkin, who'd gone hard on the forecheck and battled to wrestle a puck free before getting it to the front.

With two goals, Strome set a new career-high in goals with 28 on the season, and he also hit the 80-point mark for the first time in his career. He has points in eight of his last nine games overall.

He finished off the hat trick — his first with the Capitals and third of his career — on an empty-net goal, with Tom Wilson supplying the pass.

Beyond just getting on the scoresheet, Strome was all over the ice and making smart passes, leading zone entries and taking good care of the puck.

Defense Steps Up With Carlson & Chychrun Out, Penalty Kill Remains Perfect

With John Carlson and Jakob Chychrun sitting out for maintenance, the Capitals looked to Dylan McIlrath and Alex Alexeyev to help fill the void while wanting the defense to step up after recent struggles.

It did just that, as the defense proved solid in front of Charlie Lindgren, with Matt Roy leading the charge. The 30-year-old blueliner led the team in ice time (25:32) and four blocked shots, as the team blocked a total of 16 attempts on net.

Rasmus Sandin also deserves credit for helping quarterback the power play and getting a secondary assist on Strome's PPG while also moving the puck efficiently and playing a shutdown game.

Lindgren Has Bounce Back Game

The Capitals' goaltending has been a bit of a question mark down the stretch, with Logan Thompson injured and Charlie Lindgren struggling with a bit of inconsistency of late. All the while, Hunter Shepard was returned to Hershey following his lackluster showing back on Saturday, leading to a call-up of Clay Stevenson.

However, Lindgren showed what he can do in net with a strong bounce-back showing on Tuesday. The 31-year-old was agile and quick in the crease, making good reads and tracking the puck well. Though the defense helped out a lot, Lindgren shut the door on several key chances and finished the night with 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

It marked the first time since March 22 that the Capitals saw one of its goalies post a save percentage over .900.

Beauvillier Looks Like Keeper On Top Line, Ovechkin Extends Point Streak

In addition to Strome, Anthony Beauvillier also impressed on that top line and has proven to be a perfect complementing winger for Strome and Ovechkin, who extended his point streak to eight games. He generates a lot of speed and physicality, and he gets to the right areas to boot.