Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

Saturday, January 18, 2020, 1:00 PM ET NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6–4 on Saturday, January 18, 2020 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals	6	41-20-8
at New York Islanders	4	35-23-10

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	5	6
New York Islanders	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	8	11	30
New York Islanders	11	11	7	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:22	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (32)	Nicklas Backstrom (29)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 0
1st	13:11	New York Islanders	Brock Nelson (19)	Anthony Beauvillier (15), Josh Bailey (17)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 1
1st	15:49	New York Islanders	Casey Cizikas (10)	Anthony Beauvillier (16), Devon Toews (13)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 2
2nd	09:31	New York Islanders	Jordan Eberle (7)	Mathew Barzal (23), Devon Toews (14)	Power play	WSH 1, NYI 3
2nd	17:25	New York Islanders	Devon Toews (4)	Leo Komarov (9), Derick Brassard (15)	Even strength	WSH 1, NYI 4
3rd	02:33	Washington Capitals	Carl Hagelin (3)	Richard Panik (5), Nick Jensen (3)	Even strength	WSH 2, NYI 4
3rd	05:18	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (33)	John Carlson (46)	Even strength	WSH 3, NYI 4
3rd	14:32	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (14)	Dmitry Orlov (19), John Carlson (47)	Even strength	WSH 4, NYI 4
3rd	17:30	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (22)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 5, NYI 4
3rd	19:04	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (34)	T.J. Oshie (16)	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 6, NYI 4

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	3	0	3	+4	2	3	4	0		23:19
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0		15:51
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0		09:09
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+3	0	4	0	1	60%	18:12
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	75%	15:02
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1		11:54
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	50%	13:46
Number 28 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	100%	06:50
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0		15:53
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	1	0	1	-2	2	3	0	0		12:15
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0	50%	19:49
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	30%	17:27
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	1		16:14
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		20:25
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		21:25
Number 33 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	2		17:10
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:13
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	2	2	+3	0	5	1	0		24:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Samsonov	7	7	0	1.000	20:00	Win
Number 70 B. Holtby	22	18	4	.818	40:00

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 7 J. Eberle	R	1	0	1	-2	2	3	0	2	1		17:50
Number 10 D. Brassard	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0	33.3%	07:49
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:38
Number 13 M. Barzal	C	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	0	0	50%	21:16
Number 14 T. Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		10:19
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	-2	4	1	7	1	0		13:15
Number 18 A. Beauvillier	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	1	0		12:09
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	0	100%	19:35
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	47.1%	19:41
Number 32 R. Johnston	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		06:56
Number 47 L. Komarov	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	4	0	0		16:01
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	4	0	0	36.4%	15:57
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1	0		20:00
Number 6 R. Pulock	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	4	0		22:44
Number 8 N. Dobson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		08:12
Number 24 S. Mayfield	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		20:26
Number 25 D. Toews	D	1	2	3	-1	0	2	0	1	0		22:42
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	7	0		22:16

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	29	24	5	.828	58:19	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:05	New York Islanders	Jordan Eberle	Tripping	2
1st	06:40	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Hooking	2
1st	13:11	Washington Capitals	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
1st	13:34	Washington Capitals	Carl Hagelin	Interference	2
2nd	04:49	New York Islanders	Matt Martin	Roughing	2
2nd	04:49	New York Islanders	Matt Martin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	04:49	Washington Capitals	Radko Gudas	Roughing	2
2nd	08:27	Washington Capitals	Brendan Leipsic	Roughing	2
2nd	11:11	New York Islanders	Leo Komarov	Boarding	2
2nd	14:37	New York Islanders	Nick Leddy	Slashing	2

Every Washington Capitals and New York Islanders game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Fri, Oct 4, 2019
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 31, 2019
Washington Capitals 6 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
New York Islanders 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Mon, Feb 10, 2020
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Aug 12, 2020
New York Islanders 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sun, Aug 16, 2020
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Aug 18, 2020
New York Islanders 4 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Aug 20, 2020

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 18, 2020
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Calgary Flames 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final/SO	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Florida Panthers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
New Jersey Devils 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
Dallas Stars 0 at Minnesota Wild 7	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Jan 18, 2020
San Jose Sharks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 18, 2020