Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

7-4-2, 3-1-1 Away

Final

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

New York IslandersIslandersNYI

5-5-3, 3-3-3 Home

Ovechkin scores twice, leads Capitals to 4-1 win over Islanders

— Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Hunter Shepard got his second career NHL victory and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1 Saturday night.

Nov 12, 2023, 03:57 am - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	NYI
9:18		Alex Ovechkin (3) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (5)	1	0
19:17		Alexander Romanov (1) Assists: Bo Horvat (6)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	NYI
13:05		Nic Dowd (1) Assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (2), John Carlson (7)	2	1
19:20		Aliaksei Protas (1) Assists: Matthew Phillips (3), Connor McMichael (3)	3	1

3rd Period			WSH	NYI
19:57		Alex Ovechkin (4) (Empty Net) Assists: Beck Malenstyn (1), Rasmus Sandin (3)	4	1

Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Kyle Palmieri hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Anders Lee hit Lucas Johansen
Samuel Bolduc Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Beck Malenstyn shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Hudson Fasching hit John Carlson
Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Simon Holmstrom Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Hudson Fasching hit Nic Dowd
Scott Mayfield Slap Shot Wide Right
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Ryan Pulock
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Scott Mayfield Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Matt Martin
Casey Cizikas hit Alexander Alexeyev
Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot Wide Right
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot Wide Right
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Kyle Palmieri Tip-In Wide Right
Scott Mayfield Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Cal Clutterbuck Wrist Shot Wide Left
Cal Clutterbuck hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Matt Martin Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Sonny Milano shot blocked by Bo Horvat
Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
Alexander Romanov Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Anders Lee Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alexander Romanov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (6)
Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Wide Right
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Anders Lee Backhand saved by Hunter Shepard
Cal Clutterbuck hit Rasmus Sandin
Alexander Romanov hit Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Cal Clutterbuck
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Sebastian Aho Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Short
Bo Horvat Tip-In Wide Right
Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Mathew Barzal Backhand Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Giveaway by Anders Lee
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot Wide Right
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Sebastian Aho Tripping against Sonny Milano
Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Alexander Alexeyev shot blocked by Samuel Bolduc
Samuel Bolduc Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Anders Lee Backhand Above Crossbar
Takeaway by Mathew Barzal
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Brock Nelson Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri
Sebastian Aho hit Sonny Milano
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
Cal Clutterbuck hit Tom Wilson
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Kyle Palmieri hit Nic Dowd
Samuel Bolduc hit Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Bo Horvat Snap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Anders Lee hit Lucas Johansen
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Mathew Barzal hit Nick Jensen
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
Matt Martin hit Connor McMichael
Mathew Barzal Tip-In Wide Right
Samuel Bolduc hit Nic Dowd
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Sebastian Aho Tip-In Wide Right
Simon Holmstrom Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Ryan Pulock hit Aliaksei Protas
Ryan Pulock hit Matthew Phillips
Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Casey Cizikas Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Casey Cizikas Tip-In saved by Hunter Shepard
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Sebastian Aho hit Beck Malenstyn
Nick Jensen shot blocked by Sebastian Aho
Sebastian Aho hit T.J. Oshie
Samuel Bolduc Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Cal Clutterbuck hit Matthew Phillips
Matt Martin hit Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Brock Nelson
Kyle Palmieri Backhand saved by Hunter Shepard
Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Takeaway by Simon Holmstrom
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot Wide Right
Brock Nelson faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Ryan Pulock Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Pierre Engvall Wrist Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Evgeny Kuznetsov
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot Wide Right
Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Anders Lee Backhand saved by Hunter Shepard
Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
Kyle Palmieri hit John Carlson
Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Hunter Shepard
Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Icing
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Puck in Crowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Tom Wilson hit Bo Horvat
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by John Carlson
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Hardy Haman Aktell hit Cal Clutterbuck
Puck in Netting
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Alex Ovechkin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (5)
Alex Ovechkin hit Ryan Pulock
Off-side
Giveaway by Hardy Haman Aktell
Beck Malenstyn hit Ryan Pulock
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Lucas Johansen
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Nick Jensen
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Giveaway by Sonny Milano
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Evgeny Kuznetsov faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Hardy Haman Aktell
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Beck Malenstyn hit Scott Mayfield
Giveaway by Hunter Shepard
T.J. Oshie Backhand Wide Left
Tom Wilson hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Puck in Netting
High Stick
Giveaway by Hunter Shepard
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Alexander Alexeyev
Alexander Alexeyev Holding against Anders Lee
Bo Horvat shot blocked by John Carlson
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Lucas Johansen
Takeaway by Nick Jensen
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by John Carlson
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Matthew Phillips
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Lucas Johansen Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Player Equipment
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Nick Jensen Backhand saved by Semyon Varlamov
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
Player Equipment
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Takeaway by Dylan Strome
T.J. Oshie Tip-In Wide Right
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Evgeny Kuznetsov Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov
Off-side
Connor McMichael hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nic Dowd Goal (1) Batted, assists: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (2), John Carlson (7)
John Carlson hit Simon Holmstrom
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Lucas Johansen
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Icing
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Icing
Alex Ovechkin hit Hudson Fasching
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Nicolas Aube-Kubel hit Noah Dobson
Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot Wide Left
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Semyon Varlamov
Aliaksei Protas Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Phillips (3), Connor McMichael (3)
Icing
Mathew Barzal shot blocked by Lucas Johansen
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by John Carlson
T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Hunter Shepard
Tom Wilson hit Sebastian Aho
Beck Malenstyn hit Ryan Pulock
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Alexander Alexeyev hit Pierre Engvall
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Puck in Benches
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin
Goalie Stopped
Sebastian Aho shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Puck in Netting
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Pierre Engvall shot blocked by Lucas Johansen
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Beck Malenstyn hit Noah Dobson
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Nick Jensen Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Bo Horvat shot blocked by Nick Jensen
On-Ice Official
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Beck Malenstyn Backhand saved by Semyon Varlamov
Takeaway by Beck Malenstyn
Sonny Milano Backhand saved by Semyon Varlamov
Giveaway by John Carlson
Beck Malenstyn hit Sebastian Aho
T.J. Oshie Wrist Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Nick Jensen hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Brock Nelson
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Nick Jensen
Alex Ovechkin hit Alexander Romanov
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Takeaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Giveaway by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Beck Malenstyn Snap Shot saved by Semyon Varlamov
Icing
Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Puck in Netting
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
Icing
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin hit Noah Dobson
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Icing
Brock Nelson shot blocked by Nick Jensen
T.J. Oshie hit Sebastian Aho
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
Alex Ovechkin Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (1), Rasmus Sandin (3)

CAPITALS

ISLANDERS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Islanders
3
Capitals
0

Game 1

2/11

Capitals
4
Islanders
1

Game 2

12/11

Islanders
2
Capitals
3

Game 3

21/12

Capitals
1
Islanders
5

Game 4

30/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Stars of the Game

Hunter ShepardG - WSH

Aliaksei ProtasC - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Ovechkin scores twice, leads Capitals to 4-1 win over Islanders

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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