🏝️ Away Islanders 21-11-2 before this game

1–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 16-17-1 before this game

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

Islanders at Capitals

Capitals beat Islanders 2–1 at Capital One Arena on December 26, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1986 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

1 G

2 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Lou Franceschetti

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Gaetan Duchesne

1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Lou Franceschetti Go-ahead 1st · 06:41

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Kevin Hatcher

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Dave Christian PP 2nd · 04:14

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Greg Adams

0–2

🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP 2nd · 17:36

Assists: Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

16 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 3.3% (1/30) WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:25 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on December 26, 1986?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dave Christian, Lou Franceschetti.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Capitals season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 23

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 26, 1986

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