Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–2 on Saturday, February 26, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Washington Capitals 3 48-23-11
at New York Islanders 2 30-39-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 2 3
New York Islanders 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 5 10 7 22
New York Islanders 14 8 9 31

Three stars

  1. A. Semin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. B. Laich, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. K. Okposo, New York Islanders (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:48 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo (1) Michael Grabner (1), Andrew MacDonald (1) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 1
2nd 00:33 New York Islanders Travis Hamonic (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 0, NYI 2
2nd 09:44 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (1) John Carlson (1) Even strength WSH 1, NYI 2
3rd 02:24 Washington Capitals Mike Knuble (1) Brooks Laich (1), Marcus Johansson (1) Even strength WSH 2, NYI 2
3rd 05:41 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin (1) Alex Ovechkin (1) Even strength WSH 3, NYI 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Stat Washington Capitals New York Islanders
Shots on goal 22 31
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 9
Hits 18 18
Blocked shots 18 21
Giveaways 6 5
Takeaways 11 18
Faceoffs won 30/57 (52.6%) 27/57 (47.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 4 0 17:02
Number 10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12:19
Number 15 B. Gordon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 54.5% 15:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 2 50% 16:38
Number 21 B. Laich C 1 1 2 +2 2 2 1 0 53.3% 17:45
Number 22 M. Knuble R 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 16:21
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11:26
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 06:38
Number 28 A. Semin R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 13:59
Number 39 D. Steckel C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 66.7% 17:10
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 10:27
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 36.4% 17:36
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:56
Number 23 S. Hannan D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 6 24:37
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 23:03
Number 55 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 4 19:48
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 20:31
Number 89 T. Sloan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:08
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Neuvirth 31 29 2 .936 60:00 Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 33.3% 16:54
Number 15 P. Parenteau R 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 19:44
Number 17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 07:22
Number 21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 1 25% 20:30
Number 26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 21:25
Number 28 Z. Konopka C 0 0 0 -1 5 0 0 1 100% 06:09
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 18:10
Number 44 R. Schremp C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 13:46
Number 51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 1 2 37.5% 16:31
Number 57 B. Comeau L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 5 0 15:36
Number 59 M. Haley L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 05:39
Number 91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 65% 21:04
Number 6 T. Wishart D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 18:04
Number 8 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13:05
Number 36 T. Hamonic D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 2 23:22
Number 38 J. Hillen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 23:00
Number 47 A. MacDonald D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 25:09
Number 71 M. Katic D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11:52
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 A. Montoya 22 19 3 .864 58:38 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:08 Washington Capitals Jeff Schultz Holding 2
1st 07:35 New York Islanders Al Montoya Tripping 2
1st 17:30 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Slashing 2
2nd 02:26 New York Islanders Zenon Konopka Fighting (major) 5
2nd 02:26 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:07 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich Tripping 2
3rd 08:08 New York Islanders Matt Moulson Cross checking 2
3rd 08:12 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Boudreau
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Ian Walsh, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches
Marco Sturm, DJ King, Semyon Varlamov
New York Islanders scratches
Trevor Gillies, Radek Martinek, Milan Jurcina

2010-2011 season series

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