Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Barclays Center, Brooklyn Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 3 55-19-8
at New York Islanders 4 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 1 0 2 3
New York Islanders 1 1 2 4

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 13 9 12 34
New York Islanders 10 12 9 31

Three stars

  1. A. Ladd, New York Islanders (2 goals)
  2. A. Quine, New York Islanders (2 assists)
  3. J. Williams, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 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 08:02 New York Islanders Cal Clutterbuck (3) Nikolay Kulemin (6), Ryan Strome (6) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 1
1st 13:24 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (8) Alex Ovechkin (10), Dmitry Orlov (14) Even strength WSH 1, NYI 1
2nd 14:03 New York Islanders Andrew Ladd (6) Thomas Hickey (5), Alan Quine (5) Even strength WSH 1, NYI 2
3rd 01:17 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (16) Justin Williams (5), Evgeny Kuznetsov (15) Even strength WSH 2, NYI 2
3rd 04:41 New York Islanders Andrew Ladd (7) Alan Quine (6), Thomas Hickey (6) Even strength WSH 2, NYI 3
3rd 05:24 New York Islanders Anders Lee (13) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, NYI 4
3rd 13:05 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (4) Jay Beagle (7), Matt Niskanen (13) Even strength WSH 3, NYI 4

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 34 31
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 16 15
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 9 16
Takeaways 12 7
Faceoffs won 29/57 (50.9%) 28/57 (49.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 +1 0 9 1 1 20:00
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10:27
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:14
Number 14 J. Williams R 1 1 2 +1 2 5 0 0 18:07
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 56.3% 17:54
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27.3% 12:58
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 14:14
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 08:42
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 18:13
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 76.9% 12:55
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 18:39
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 2 4 1 0 50% 19:05
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20:05
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 16:52
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 19:05
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:50
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 25:40
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 2 14:06
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 31 27 4 .871 57:54 Loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Quine C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 0 40% 16:37
Number 11 S. Prince L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 11:53
Number 12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:34
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck R 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 13:59
Number 16 A. Ladd L 2 0 2 +2 2 2 0 0 13:19
Number 18 R. Strome C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 33.3% 14:04
Number 25 J. Chimera L 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 10:04
Number 27 A. Lee L 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 17:48
Number 29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 2 60% 14:53
Number 72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 11:08
Number 86 N. Kulemin L 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 100% 14:18
Number 91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 56.5% 22:06
Number 2 N. Leddy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 18:47
Number 3 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 20:36
Number 4 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 18:26
Number 14 T. Hickey D 0 2 2 +1 2 1 0 1 16:18
Number 44 C. de Haan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 21:03
Number 55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 19:14
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 J. Halak 34 31 3 .912 59:53 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:36 New York Islanders Brock Nelson Holding the stick 2
2nd 02:52 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt Hooking 2
2nd 06:31 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 09:00 Washington Capitals Justin Williams Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 10:09 New York Islanders Andrew Ladd Interference 2
2nd 18:27 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 14:45 New York Islanders Dennis Seidenberg Slashing 2
3rd 17:01 New York Islanders Thomas Hickey High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
New York Islanders head coach
Jack Capuano
Referees
Marc Joannette, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches
Daniel Winnik, Taylor Chorney, Zachary Sanford
New York Islanders scratches
Thomas Greiss, Stephen Gionta, Casey Cizikas

2016-2017 season series

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