🦅 Away Capitals 39-30-4 before this game

3–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 39-27-7 before this game

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

Capitals at Islanders

Capitals beat Islanders 3–1 at UBS Arena on March 24, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Mar 24, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Gould

1 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Ridley

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Craig Laughlin

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Ridley Go-ahead 1st · 18:36

Assists: Scott Stevens, Mike Gartner · beat Kelly Hrudey

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Craig Laughlin PP 2nd · 11:48

Assists: Alan Haworth, Larry Murphy · beat Kelly Hrudey

2–0

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Gerald Diduck, Mikko Makela · beat Bob Mason

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Bobby Gould 3rd · 08:13

Assists: John Blum, Kelly Miller · beat Kelly Hrudey

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

21 Shots on goal 26

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

9 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 14.3% (3/21) NYI shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:18 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

Jan 30, 1987

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 24, 1987?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 3, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould, Craig Laughlin, Mike Ridley.

Who scored for Islanders?

Pat LaFontaine.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 3 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?

Season series tied 3–3 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 22

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 21

Also on March 24, 1987

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