🏝️ Away Islanders 3-3 in series
3–2
Final / OT
NYI leads 4–3
🦅 Home Capitals 3-3 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NYI 01113
WSH 11002

Islanders at Capitals — First Round Game 7

Islanders, First Round Game 7, beat Capitals 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 18, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Apr 18, 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
Game 2
3–1
Final · NYI
Game 3
2–0
Final · WSH
Game 4
4–1
Final · WSH
Game 5
4–2
Final · NYI
Game 6
4–5
Final · NYI
Game 7
3–2
OT · NYI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Steve Konroyd
2 A
5 shots · +2
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Greg Adams
2 A
1 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 1st · 19:12
Assists: Greg Adams, Scott Stevens
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ Patrick Flatley Tying 2nd · 11:35
Assists: Steve Konroyd, Bryan Trottier
1–1
🦅 Grant Martin Go-ahead 2nd · 18:45
Assists: Greg Adams, Larry Murphy
1–2
3rd period
🏝️ Bryan Trottier Tying 3rd · 14:37
Assists: Alan Kerr, Steve Konroyd
2–2
Overtime
🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead OT · 08:47
Assists: Ken Leiter, Gord Dineen
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI WSH🦅
57 Shots on goal 75
18 Penalty minutes 26
NYI shooting 5.3% (3/57) WSH shooting 2.7% (2/75)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Kelly Hrudey
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 128:32 TOI
🦅Capitals
Bob Mason
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 128:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
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

Full head-to-head →
Apr 16, 1987
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
4–5 · Islanders won
Apr 14, 1987
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
4–2 · Islanders won
Apr 12, 1987
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
4–1 · Capitals won
Apr 11, 1987
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
2–0 · Capitals won
Apr 9, 1987
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
3–1 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 18, 1987?

Islanders won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 3, Capitals 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier, Pat LaFontaine, Patrick Flatley.

Who scored for Capitals?

Grant Martin, Mike Gartner.

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 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 16
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
4–5 · NYI won
Next game · Apr 20
🏝️NYI @ 🔔PHI
2–4 · PHI won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 16
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
4–5 · NYI won
Next game · Oct 8
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
3–4 · BOS won
Islanders season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule