4–6

Final

NYI leads 3–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	2	0	4
NYI	2	0	4	6

Capitals at Islanders — First Round Game 4

Islanders, First Round Game 4, beat Capitals 6–4 at UBS Arena on April 14, 1985.

🗓 Sun, Apr 14, 1985 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1984-85 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYI vs WSH · NYI leads 3–2 Full series →

Game 4

4–6

Final · NYI

Game 5

2–1

Final · NYI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 G

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

John Tonelli

2 A

4 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:51

Assists: John Tonelli, Tomas Jonsson

0–1

🦅 Mike Gartner PP Tying 1st · 09:28

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Larry Murphy

1–1

🦅 Dave Christian Go-ahead 1st · 13:00

Unassisted

2–1

🏝️ Bobby Nystrom Tying 1st · 13:15

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson

2–2

2nd period

🦅 Doug Jarvis Go-ahead 2nd · 05:10

Assists: Bobby Gould, Gaetan Duchesne

3–2

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson PP 2nd · 13:54

Assists: Mike Gartner, Larry Murphy

4–2

3rd period

🏝️ Patrick Flatley 3rd · 03:26

Assists: Bob Bourne, Stefan Persson

4–3

🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Tying 3rd · 07:55

Assists: John Tonelli, Brent Sutter

4–4

🏝️ Bryan Trottier Go-ahead 3rd · 18:52

Unassisted

4–5

🏝️ Mike Bossy Empty net 3rd · 19:44

Assists: Bryan Trottier

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

33 Shots on goal 34

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

14 Penalty minutes 16

WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) NYI shooting 17.6% (6/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:35 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 54-26-2 (66% win rate, 82 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 44-26-12 (54% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 10, 1985

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on April 14, 1985?

Islanders won 6–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 4, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Dave Christian, Doug Jarvis, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Bobby Nystrom, Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin, Patrick Flatley.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 5 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

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 13

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 13

Also on April 14, 1985

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