🦅 Away Capitals 10-20-0 before this game

1–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 19-11-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	1	1
NYI	2	0	2	4

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 4–1 at UBS Arena on December 17, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Dec 17, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike McEwen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Denis Potvin Go-ahead 1st · 02:27

Unassisted

0–1

🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP 1st · 16:47

Assists: Mike Bossy, Mike McEwen

0–2

3rd period

🏝️ Bryan Trottier 3rd · 08:13

Assists: Ken Morrow, Clark Gillies

0–3

🦅 Mike Gartner 3rd · 09:34

Assists: Terry Murray

1–3

🏝️ Mike McEwen 3rd · 13:29

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 35

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

6 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 3.2% (1/31) NYI shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Roland Melanson

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 17, 1981?

Islanders won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 1, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier (2), Denis Potvin, Mike McEwen.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Roland Melanson 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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 14

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 1981

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