🦅 Away Capitals 10-23-0 before this game

1–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 15-15-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	1
NYI	0	0	0	2

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 2–1 at UBS Arena on December 22, 1979.

🗓 Sat, Dec 22, 1979 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

1 G

4 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Garry Howatt

1 G

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

4 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 3.2% (1/31) NYI shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Rollie Boutin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:13 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Glenn Resch

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 10-23 (30% win rate, 33 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 15-15 (50% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 10-23 (30% win rate, 33 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 15-15 (50% win rate, 30 games)

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 22, 1979?

Islanders won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 1, Islanders 2.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rollie Boutin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 21

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 22, 1979

Capitals season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule