🦅 Away Capitals 42-28-7 before this game

3–7

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 42-29-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	2	1	3
NYI	2	3	2	7

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 7–3 at UBS Arena on March 31, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Mar 31, 1988 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 5–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mikko Makela

1 G, 3 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 2 A

2 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Alan Kerr

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mikko Makela Go-ahead 1st · 02:05

Assists: Derek King, Jeff Norton

0–1

🏝️ Greg Gilbert 1st · 02:35

Assists: Mikko Makela, Gerald Diduck

0–2

2nd period

🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP 2nd · 02:01

Assists: Pat LaFontaine, Mikko Makela

0–3

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine PP 2nd · 08:20

Assists: Bob Bassen, Tomas Jonsson

0–4

🦅 Scott Stevens PP 2nd · 11:21

Assists: Dale Hunter, Larry Murphy

1–4

🦅 Bobby Gould 2nd · 14:15

Assists: Michal Pivonka

2–4

🏝️ Tomas Jonsson PP 2nd · 15:46

Assists: Mikko Makela, Bryan Trottier

2–5

3rd period

🏝️ Alan Kerr PP 3rd · 05:03

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Jeff Norton

2–6

🦅 Dave Christian 3rd · 08:06

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

3–6

🏝️ Derek King 3rd · 11:44

Assists: Alan Kerr

3–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

38 Shots on goal 18

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 4/7

16 Penalty minutes 18

WSH shooting 7.9% (3/38) NYI shooting 38.9% (7/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Clint Malarchuk

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 5–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 18, 1988

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 31, 1988?

Islanders won 7–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 3, Islanders 7.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould, Dave Christian, Scott Stevens.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alan Kerr, Bryan Trottier, Derek King, Greg Gilbert, Mikko Makela, Pat LaFontaine, Tomas Jonsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 5 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?

Islanders lead the season series 5–2 after 7 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 29

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on March 31, 1988

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