🏝️ Away Islanders 35-15-0 before this game

5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 17-35-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	1	3	5
WSH	0	2	0	2

Islanders at Capitals

Islanders beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on February 4, 1982.

🗓 Thu, Feb 4, 1982 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 6–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Duane Sutter

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Denis Potvin Go-ahead 1st · 10:13

Assists: Billy Carroll, Hector Marini

1–0

2nd period

🏝️ Duane Sutter PP 2nd · 09:27

Assists: Brent Sutter, Clark Gillies

2–0

🦅 Mike Gartner 2nd · 10:23

Assists: Darren Veitch

2–1

🦅 Mike Gartner Tying 2nd · 11:20

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–2

3rd period

🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:32

Assists: John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier

3–2

🏝️ Brent Sutter 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Duane Sutter, Clark Gillies

4–2

🏝️ Clark Gillies 3rd · 13:14

Assists: Duane Sutter, Brent Sutter

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 36

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/10

20 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 16.1% (5/31) WSH shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 35-15 (70% win rate, 50 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 17-35 (33% win rate, 52 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 6–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on February 4, 1982?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Denis Potvin (2), Brent Sutter, Clark Gillies, Duane Sutter.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Gartner (2).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Capitals season series?

Islanders lead the season series 6–0 after 6 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 2

Also on February 4, 1982

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