🦅 Away Capitals 27-46-0 before this game

1–8

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 54-19-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	0	0	1
NYI	1	4	3	8

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 8–1 at UBS Arena on March 23, 1982.

🗓 Tue, Mar 23, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 8–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

4 G

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bob Bourne

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Denis Potvin

3 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Darren Veitch PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:39

Assists: Chris Valentine, Lee Norwood

1–0

🏝️ Brent Sutter Tying 1st · 09:27

Assists: Stefan Persson

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:10

Assists: Denis Potvin, Tomas Jonsson

1–2

🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 2nd · 10:31

Assists: Denis Potvin, John Tonelli

1–3

🏝️ Bob Bourne 2nd · 11:23

Assists: Anders Kallur, Duane Sutter

1–4

🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin

1–5

3rd period

🏝️ Bobby Nystrom 3rd · 01:28

Assists: Bob Bourne, Dave Langevin

1–6

🏝️ Bob Bourne 3rd · 08:33

Assists: Bobby Nystrom, Butch Goring

1–7

🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 12:30

Assists: John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier

1–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

20 Shots on goal 26

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

74 Penalty minutes 81

WSH shooting 5.0% (1/20) NYI shooting 30.8% (8/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 29:29 TOI

Al Jensen

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 30:21 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Roland Melanson

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 27-46 (37% win rate, 73 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 54-19 (74% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 1–5

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 8–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 23, 1982?

Islanders won 8–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 1, Islanders 8.

Who scored for Capitals?

Darren Veitch.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (4), Bob Bourne (2), Bobby Nystrom, Brent Sutter.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 5 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 8–0 after 8 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

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🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 21

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