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First Round · Game 2

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 3–1

Capitals, First Round Game 2, beat Islanders 4–2 at UBS Arena on April 7, 1983.

WSH – NYI
39–32
Shots on goal
24–20
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

WSH vs NYI · NYI leads 3–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · NYI
Game 2
4–2
Final · WSH
Game 3
6–2
Final · NYI
Game 4
6–3
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Bobby Gould
2 G
4 shots · +3
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Bobby Carpenter
1 G
5 shots
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Dennis Maruk
1 G
4 shots

Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Bobby Gould Go-ahead 2nd · 13:46
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
1–0
🏝️ Bobby Nystrom Tying 2nd · 15:50
Assists: John Tonelli, Wayne Merrick · beat Al Jensen
1–1
🦅 Dennis Maruk Go-ahead 2nd · 18:47
Assists: Greg Theberge, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson · beat Billy Smith
2–1
3rd period
🦅 Bobby Gould 3rd · 02:51
Assists: Gaetan Duchesne · beat Billy Smith
3–1
🏝️ Denis Potvin 3rd · 14:29
Assists: Bob Bourne, Brent Sutter · beat Al Jensen
3–2
🦅 Bobby Carpenter 3rd · 16:08
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
4–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
39 Shots on goal 32
24 Penalty minutes 20
WSH shooting 10.3% (4/39) NYI shooting 6.2% (2/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Al Jensen
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:08 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-11 (54% win rate, 24 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 18-12 (60% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 17-1 (94% win rate, 18 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-10 (38% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 61983 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 301983 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 7–1 Mar 121983 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–6 Feb 101983 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–8 Dec 231982 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 5–1
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on April 7, 1983?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould (2), Bobby Carpenter, Dennis Maruk.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bobby Nystrom, Denis Potvin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 6 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterApr 9 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 6–2
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 6 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterApr 9 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 6–2
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