🦅 Away Capitals 13-12-2 before this game

0–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 13-11-2 before this game

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

Capitals at Islanders

Islanders beat Capitals 2–0 at UBS Arena on December 7, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 7, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Niklas Andersson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 G

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

3rd period

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski Go-ahead 3rd · 04:22

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Niklas Andersson

0–1

🏝️ Niklas Andersson Empty net 3rd · 19:14

Unassisted

0–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

24 Shots on goal 23

34 Penalty minutes 24

WSH shooting 0.0% (0/24) NYI shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:39 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-12-2 (48% win rate, 27 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 13-11-2 (50% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 13-12-2 (48% win rate, 27 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 13-11-2 (50% win rate, 26 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

5–6 (OT) · Capitals won

Dec 23, 1995

🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI

1–3 · Islanders won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 7, 1996?

Islanders won 2–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 0, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Smolinski, Niklas Andersson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 0 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 3–0 after 3 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 · Dec 6

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 7, 1996

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