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New York Islanders at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–2 on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New York Islanders 2 45-27-10
at Washington Capitals 3 56-18-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 1 0 1 2
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 9 5 12 26
Washington Capitals 7 7 9 23

Three stars

  1. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:55 New York Islanders Mikhail Grabovski (9) Josh Bailey (15), Travis Hamonic (9) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 0
1st 07:28 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (16) Nicklas Backstrom (30) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 1
2nd 18:42 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (9) Jason Chimera (15), Dmitry Orlov (14) Even strength NYI 1, WSH 2
3rd 05:38 New York Islanders Josh Bailey (8) Marek Zidlicky (11), Brock Nelson (11) Even strength NYI 2, WSH 2
3rd 17:20 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (29) Nicklas Backstrom (31), T.J. Oshie (16) Even strength NYI 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 26 23
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 25 23
Blocked shots 15 33
Giveaways 5 6
Takeaways 4 10
Faceoffs won 27/51 (52.9%) 24/51 (47.1%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
12 J. Bailey R 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 13:18
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:26
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 11:03
18 R. Strome C 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 17:41
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 100% 18:01
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 14:24
29 B. Nelson C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.3% 12:47
51 F. Nielsen C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 46.7% 19:09
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 58.3% 11:06
84 M. Grabovski C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 16:22
86 N. Kulemin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 14:58
91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 1 68.8% 20:36
2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 24:11
3 T. Hamonic D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 2 22:09
14 T. Hickey D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 3 14:00
28 M. Zidlicky D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 13:24
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 21:37
44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 21:13
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
41 J. Halak 23 20 3 .870 58:35 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 2 5 3 2 19:22
10 M. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 44.4% 11:55
14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 15:45
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 1 3 38.5% 21:05
21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 12:23
23 Z. Sill C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 62.5% 08:24
25 J. Chimera L 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12:55
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 15:09
46 M. Latta C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 08:30
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 100% 16:19
77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 0 1 2 4 50% 19:55
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 46.2% 17:23
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 4 23:21
4 T. Chorney D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 11:56
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 14:04
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 23:35
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 2 23:05
88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 20:54
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:08 New York Islanders Thomas Hickey Elbowing 2
2nd 16:46 New York Islanders Ryan Strome Hooking 2
2nd 18:01 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
3rd 17:40 Washington Capitals John Carlson Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Brad Watson, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Steve Barton, David Brisebois
New York Islanders scratches
Steve Bernier, J-F Berube, Scott Mayfield
Washington Capitals scratches
Aaron Ness, Marcus Johansson, Stanislav Galiev

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 4

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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