3–4

Final

NYI leads 4–3

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

Islanders at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Capitals, First Round Game 1, beat Islanders 4–3 at Capital One Arena on April 8, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Apr 8, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYI vs WSH · NYI leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

3–4

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Kelly Miller

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Gould

2 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 1st · 00:15

Assists: Dave Christian

0–1

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne 1st · 08:10

Assists: Bobby Gould, Kelly Miller

0–2

🦅 Kelly Miller 1st · 12:00

Assists: Bobby Gould

0–3

2nd period

🏝️ Patrick Flatley 2nd · 13:12

Assists: Randy Boyd, Pat LaFontaine

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Mike Ridley 3rd · 08:30

Assists: Mike Gartner

1–4

🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 3rd · 10:47

Assists: Denis Potvin

2–4

🏝️ Bryan Trottier 3rd · 18:57

Assists: Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 32

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

35 Penalty minutes 35

NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28) WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

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 →

Mar 27, 1987

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 8, 1987?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Patrick Flatley.

Who scored for Capitals?

Gaetan Duchesne, Kelly Miller, Mike Gartner, Mike Ridley.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 3 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 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 5

Also on April 8, 1987

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