🏝️ Away Islanders 11-9-2 before this game

2–0

Final

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

Islanders at Capitals

Islanders beat Capitals 2–0 at Capital One Arena on November 29, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Nov 29, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Doug Houda

1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Derek King

1 A

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy SH Go-ahead 2nd · 07:42

Unassisted

1–0

3rd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 3rd · 09:22

Assists: Derek King, Doug Houda

2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 23

21 Penalty minutes 21

NYI shooting 9.1% (2/22) WSH shooting 0.0% (0/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 11-9-2 (50% win rate, 22 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-9-2 (52% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

5–6 (OT) · Capitals won

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on November 29, 1996?

Islanders won 2–0.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 0.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (2).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 2 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?

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Nov 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 27

Also on November 29, 1996

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