2–1

Final

NYI leads 3–2

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

Islanders at Capitals — First Round Game 5

Islanders, First Round Game 5, beat Capitals 2–1 at Capital One Arena on April 16, 1985.

🗓 Tue, Apr 16, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 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 5

2–1

Final · NYI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

1 G

2 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Anders Kallur

1 G

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

John Tonelli

1 A

5 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Anders Kallur Go-ahead 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Roger Kortko, Bobby Nystrom

1–0

🏝️ Brent Sutter 2nd · 16:56

Assists: Mike Bossy, John Tonelli

2–0

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 2nd · 19:31

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Darren Veitch

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 40

32 Penalty minutes 31

NYI shooting 9.1% (2/22) WSH shooting 2.5% (1/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:54 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 45-26-12 (54% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 54-27-2 (65% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: 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

Mar 30, 1985

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

3–4 · Capitals won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 16, 1985?

Islanders won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Kallur, Brent Sutter.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Carpenter.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Capitals played?

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

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 · Apr 14

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 16, 1985

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