Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

18-7-3, 7-3-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	2	2	4
Islanders NYI	1	1	0	2

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

11-12-5, 9-5-4 Home

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	2	2	4
	Islanders	1	1	0	2

1st Period			WSH	NYI
9:32		Brock Nelson (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Cal Clutterbuck (8), Dennis Seidenberg (6)	0	1

2nd Period		WSH	NYI
2:09	Brett Connolly (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (2), Jakub Vrana (1)	1	1
7:37	Justin Williams (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov (12)	2	1
10:41	Nikolay Kulemin (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nick Leddy (9), Casey Cizikas (9)	2	2

3rd Period			WSH	NYI
1:34		Matt Niskanen (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (10), Marcus Johansson (10)	3	2
18:02		Matt Niskanen (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (13), John Carlson (12)	4	2

CAPITALS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

Islanders
1
Capitals
2

Game 1

16/10

Islanders
3
Capitals
0

Game 2

2/12

Capitals
4
Islanders
2

Game 3

14/12

Capitals
3
Islanders
4

Game 4

28/12

Capitals
2
Islanders
3

Game 5

1/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	29	15	4	62
NY Islanders	26	16	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	10	54
Washington	24	18	6	54
Philadelphia	22	16	8	52
New Jersey	24	21	2	50
Columbus	21	19	7	49
NY Rangers	20	22	6	46

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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Matt NiskanenD - WSH

Jakub VranaLW - WSH

Casey CizikasC - NYI

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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