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Washington Capitals at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 5–1 on Friday, December 29, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals 1 40-31-11
at New York Islanders 5 39-27-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 0 1 1
New York Islanders 0 2 3 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 9 10 27
New York Islanders 10 12 10 32

Three stars

  1. J. Pageau, New York Islanders (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. I. Sorokin, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  3. J. Gauthier, New York Islanders (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 04:51 New York Islanders Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) Alexander Romanov (6), Julien Gauthier (4) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 1
2nd 06:01 New York Islanders Noah Dobson (6) Mathew Barzal (26), Bo Horvat (20) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 2
3rd 10:10 New York Islanders Julien Gauthier (3) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (12), Bo Horvat (21) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 3
3rd 10:28 New York Islanders Julien Gauthier (4) Jean-Gabriel Pageau (13), Samuel Bolduc (2) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 4
3rd 14:26 New York Islanders Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4) Simon Holmstrom (4) Even strength WSH 0, NYI 5
3rd 19:42 Washington Capitals Nicolas Aube-Kubel (3) Rasmus Sandin (8), Nick Jensen (6) Even strength WSH 1, NYI 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals New York Islanders
Shots on goal 27 32
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 15 25
Blocked shots 16 8
Giveaways 11 7
Takeaways 4 13
Faceoffs won 19/46 (41.3%) 27/46 (58.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 17:06
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 55.6% 15:10
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 20:01
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 45.5% 13:56
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 58.3% 14:09
29 H. Lapierre C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 50% 11:22
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 16:06
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 14:13
45 M. Phillips R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 09:25
47 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 13:16
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 11.1% 16:20
96 N. Aube-Kubel R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 14:36
3 N. Jensen D 0 1 1 -3 0 2 3 3 22:53
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 21:49
38 R. Sandin D 0 1 1 -2 2 2 0 1 24:22
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:18
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 18:52
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 28:06
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
35 D. Kuemper 29 24 5 .828 53:14 Loss
79 C. Lindgren 3 3 0 1.000 06:46

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 1 12:55
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 19:45
14 B. Horvat C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 0 53.8% 19:19
15 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25% 13:52
16 J. Gauthier R 2 1 3 +4 0 2 3 0 09:48
17 M. Martin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 11:32
18 P. Engvall L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 14:13
20 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11:58
21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 16:11
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 100% 16:38
29 B. Nelson C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 66.7% 16:58
44 J. Pageau C 2 2 4 +4 0 4 1 1 78.6% 15:43
2 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 16:57
4 S. Bolduc D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 0 17:41
8 N. Dobson D 1 0 1 +3 2 3 2 0 25:16
25 S. Aho D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:07
28 A. Romanov D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 2 21:27
41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 16:40
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 07:18 New York Islanders Noah Dobson Slashing 2
2nd 09:12 Washington Capitals Rasmus Sandin Hooking 2
3rd 07:26 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael High sticking 2
3rd 07:45 New York Islanders Brock Nelson Interference 2
3rd 15:14 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
New York Islanders head coach
Lane Lambert
Referees
Furman South, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Ryan Galloway
Washington Capitals scratches
Ethan Bear, Alexander Alexeyev, Ivan Miroshnichenko
New York Islanders scratches
Semyon Varlamov, Casey Cizikas, Oliver Wahlstrom

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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