Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 7:00 PM ET Barclays Center, Brooklyn Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals	4	55-19-8
at New York Islanders	2	41-29-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	2	2	4
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	14	10	14	38
New York Islanders	12	4	12	28

Three stars

M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
C. Cizikas, New York Islanders (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:32	New York Islanders	Brock Nelson (7)	Cal Clutterbuck (8), Dennis Seidenberg (6)	Even strength	WSH 0, NYI 1
2nd	02:09	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly (3)	Lars Eller (2), Jakub Vrana (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 1
2nd	07:37	Washington Capitals	Justin Williams (6)	Jakub Vrana (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov (12)	Power play	WSH 2, NYI 1
2nd	10:41	New York Islanders	Nikolay Kulemin (3)	Nick Leddy (9), Casey Cizikas (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYI 2
3rd	01:34	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen (1)	Dmitry Orlov (10), Marcus Johansson (10)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYI 2
3rd	18:02	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen (2)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (13), John Carlson (12)	Power play	WSH 4, 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	38	28
Power play	2 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	21	27
Blocked shots	17	19
Giveaways	7	15
Takeaways	10	18
Faceoffs won	32/64 (50%)	32/64 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		16:01
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	07:05
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:34
Number 14 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1		15:01
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	2	0	47.1%	19:23
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	33.3%	10:10
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:43
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	0		14:39
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	0	50%	19:28
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	68.4%	17:01
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:33
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0	2	0	38.9%	14:58
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	2	0	2	+1	0	6	2	1	1		23:00
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:27
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		19:31
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:21
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	1	0		22:35
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		15:40

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Prince	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		12:54
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:08
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	+2	2	3	4	0	0		12:33
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		15:29
Number 18 R. Strome	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	13:14
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		11:08
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:03
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	17:35
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	57.1%	11:03
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20%	11:07
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:20
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	53.8%	21:52
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		21:24
Number 3 T. Hamonic	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	3	0		20:24
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		19:53
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	5	0		17:28
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		18:15
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	2	0		20:06

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	38	34	4	.895	58:20	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:17	New York Islanders	Cal Clutterbuck	Slashing	2
1st	15:49	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Tripping	2
2nd	06:08	New York Islanders	Jason Chimera	High sticking	2
3rd	16:47	New York Islanders	Travis Hamonic	Tripping	2
3rd	19:10	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
New York Islanders head coach: Jack Capuano
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Brian Mach, John Grandt
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Andre Burakovsky
New York Islanders scratches: J-F Berube, Alan Quine

2016-2017 season series

Every Washington Capitals and New York Islanders game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 15, 2016
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 1, 2016
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 27, 2016
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 31, 2017

Other NHL games on Dec 13

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 8	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
San Jose Sharks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Florida Panthers 1 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Dallas Stars 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 13, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Dec 13, 2016

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