🦅 Away Capitals 43-25-0 before this game

2–6

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 44-26-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	0	0	2
NYI	2	3	1	6

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 6–2 at UBS Arena on March 12, 1983.

🗓 Sat, Mar 12, 1983 · 16:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 G

9 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

2 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:50

Assists: Bob Bourne, Bryan Trottier

0–1

🦅 Ken Houston Tying 1st · 08:29

Assists: Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter

1–1

🏝️ Clark Gillies Go-ahead 1st · 14:15

Assists: Tomas Jonsson

1–2

🦅 Bobby Gould Tying 1st · 17:51

Assists: Glen Currie, Scott Stevens

2–2

2nd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 2nd · 10:38

Assists: Bryan Trottier

2–3

🏝️ Dave Langevin 2nd · 11:45

Assists: Brent Sutter, Clark Gillies

2–4

🏝️ Duane Sutter 2nd · 14:46

Assists: Denis Potvin

2–5

3rd period

🏝️ Clark Gillies 3rd · 14:40

Assists: Brent Sutter

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

26 Shots on goal 43

0/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

12 Penalty minutes 25

WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYI shooting 14.0% (6/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 43-25 (63% win rate, 68 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 44-26 (63% win rate, 70 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

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 4–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 12, 1983?

Islanders won 6–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 2, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould, Ken Houston.

Who scored for Islanders?

Clark Gillies (2), Mike Bossy (2), Dave Langevin, Duane Sutter.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 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 4–2 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 8

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 10

Also on March 12, 1983

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