New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
7 |
9 |
16 |
0 |
32 |
| Washington Capitals |
14 |
12 |
8 |
2 |
36 |
Three stars
- D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- D. Kuemper, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- S. Varlamov, New York Islanders (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:56 |
Washington Capitals |
Hendrix Lapierre (2) |
Aliaksei Protas (11) |
Even strength |
NYI 0, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
01:03 |
New York Islanders |
Hudson Fasching (2) |
Cal Clutterbuck (7) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, WSH 1 |
| 2nd |
13:12 |
Washington Capitals |
Joel Edmundson (1) |
Anthony Mantha (5), Hendrix Lapierre (3) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, WSH 2 |
| 3rd |
12:02 |
New York Islanders |
Anders Lee (9) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NYI 2, WSH 2 |
| OT |
01:41 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan Strome (13) |
Alex Ovechkin (13), John Carlson (15) |
Power play |
NYI 2, WSH 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
New York Islanders |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
36 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
6 |
| Hits |
19 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
21/42 (50%) |
21/42 (50%) |
Box score
New York Islanders
New York Islanders skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 S. Holmstrom |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 13 M. Barzal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 14 B. Horvat |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
19:51 |
| Number 15 C. Clutterbuck |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:35 |
| Number 18 P. Engvall |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:31 |
| Number 20 H. Fasching |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:07 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 26 O. Wahlstrom |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 27 A. Lee |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 29 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
16:48 |
| Number 44 J. Pageau |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
16:20 |
| Number 53 C. Cizikas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
13:55 |
| Number 2 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 4 S. Bolduc |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:14 |
| Number 8 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:19 |
| Number 25 S. Aho |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 28 A. Romanov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:18 |
| Number 41 R. Bortuzzo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
New York Islanders goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 S. Varlamov |
36 |
33 |
3 |
.917 |
61:33 |
OT loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
41.7% |
18:08 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:10 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
58.8% |
18:30 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
09:00 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:30 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 45 M. Phillips |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 47 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:14 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
18:53 |
| Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:13 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:53 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:24 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:11 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
61:41 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Islanders at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Beck Malenstyn |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
03:32 |
New York Islanders |
Pierre Engvall |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:36 |
New York Islanders |
Kyle Palmieri |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:45 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Nick Jensen |
High sticking |
2 |
| OT |
00:43 |
New York Islanders |
Noah Dobson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- New York Islanders head coach
- Lane Lambert
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Michael Markovic
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, Julien Fournier
- New York Islanders scratches
- Matt Martin, Julien Gauthier, Grant Hutton
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Alexander Alexeyev, Connor McMichael
2023-2024 season series
Every New York Islanders and Washington Capitals game in the 2023-2024 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
3
 at Washington Capitals
0
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 2, 2023
|
|
Washington Capitals
4
at New York Islanders
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 11, 2023
|
|
New York Islanders
2
at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 20, 2023
|
|
Washington Capitals
1
at New York Islanders
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 29, 2023
|
Other NHL games on Dec 20
Sources and further reading
Detroit Red Wings
2
at Winnipeg Jets
5
Seattle Kraken
2
at Los Angeles Kings
1