1–6

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 4-5-1 before this game

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

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 6–1 at UBS Arena on November 2, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Nov 2, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Derek King

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Marty Mcinnis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 05:37

Assists: Derek King, Darius Kasparaitis

0–1

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis 1st · 10:25

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi

0–2

🏝️ Derek King PP 1st · 14:35

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Marty Mcinnis

0–3

2nd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 01:21

Unassisted

0–4

🏝️ Bryan McCabe PP 2nd · 03:41

Assists: Andreas Johansson

0–5

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk PP 2nd · 06:13

Assists: Todd Krygier, Sergei Gonchar

1–5

🏝️ Derek King 2nd · 11:59

Assists: Ziggy Palffy

1–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 20

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

12 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 3.4% (1/29) NYI shooting 30.0% (6/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–6

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 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–6 (OT) · Capitals won

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

Nov 4, 1995

🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI

3–2 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on November 2, 1996?

Islanders won 6–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 1, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Islanders?

Derek King (2), Ziggy Palffy (2), Bryan McCabe, Marty Mcinnis.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 1 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Nov 1

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 31

Also on November 2, 1996

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