🏝️ Away Islanders 16-25-7 before this game

5–6

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 26-20-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYI	3	2	0	0	5
WSH	1	1	3	1	6

Islanders at Capitals

Capitals beat Islanders 6–5 in overtime at Capital One Arena on February 3, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Feb 3, 1996 · 18:45 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

4 G, 2 A

9 shots · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Pivonka

2 G, 3 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Derek King

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Niklas Andersson SH Go-ahead 1st · 09:36

Unassisted

1–0

🏝️ Martin Straka 1st · 14:03

Assists: Derek King, Todd Bertuzzi

2–0

🦅 Michal Pivonka SH 1st · 19:07

Assists: Peter Bondra, Sylvain Cote

2–1

🏝️ Alexander Semak PP 1st · 19:21

Assists: Brad Dalgarno, Bryan McCabe

3–1

2nd period

🏝️ Todd Bertuzzi 2nd · 07:41

Assists: Derek King, Rich Pilon

4–1

🦅 Peter Bondra 2nd · 10:50

Assists: Dale Hunter, Sergei Gonchar

4–2

🏝️ Derek King PP 2nd · 15:32

Assists: Travis Green, Mathieu Schneider

5–2

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 3rd · 05:54

Assists: Calle Johansson, Michal Pivonka

5–3

🦅 Peter Bondra 3rd · 10:35

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Michal Pivonka

5–4

🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 3rd · 12:35

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Joe Juneau

5–5

Overtime

🦅 Michal Pivonka Go-ahead OT · 01:21

Assists: Peter Bondra, Keith Jones

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

21 Shots on goal 44

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

29 Penalty minutes 21

NYI shooting 23.8% (5/21) WSH shooting 13.6% (6/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Soderstrom

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 61:21 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 47:43 TOI

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 13:38 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on February 3, 1996?

Capitals won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 5, Capitals 6, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexander Semak, Derek King, Martin Straka, Niklas Andersson, Todd Bertuzzi.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (4), Michal Pivonka (2).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Soderstrom made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey 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.

What is the Islanders vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 · Jan 30

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 1

Also on February 3, 1996

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