🏝️ Away Islanders 37-38-6 before this game

2–6

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 35-38-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	2	2
WSH	0	4	2	6

Islanders at Capitals

Capitals beat Islanders 6–2 at Capital One Arena on April 12, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Apr 12, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Calle Johansson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Kelly Miller

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sylvain Cote

2 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Kelly Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 08:24

Assists: Calle Johansson · beat Eric Fichaud

0–1

🦅 Calle Johansson 2nd · 08:45

Assists: Mike Eagles · beat Eric Fichaud

0–2

🦅 Dale Hunter 2nd · 16:58

Assists: Joe Reekie, Kelly Miller · beat Eric Fichaud

0–3

🦅 Craig Berube 2nd · 18:56

Assists: Sylvain Cote, Andrei Nikolishin · beat Eric Fichaud

0–4

3rd period

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP 3rd · 04:08

Assists: Doug Houda, Robert Reichel · beat Bill Ranford

1–4

🦅 Peter Bondra 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Sylvain Cote · beat Eric Fichaud

1–5

🦅 Kevin Kaminski 3rd · 13:01

Unassisted · beat Eric Fichaud

1–6

🏝️ Brent Hughes 3rd · 19:07

Assists: Dan Plante, Doug Houda · beat Bill Ranford

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 38

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 8

NYI shooting 9.1% (2/22) WSH shooting 15.8% (6/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bill Ranford

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 37-38-6 (46% win rate, 81 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 35-38-7 (44% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 0–4

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 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 12, 1997?

Capitals won 6–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Hughes, Bryan Smolinski.

Who scored for Capitals?

Calle Johansson, Craig Berube, Dale Hunter, Kelly Miller, Kevin Kaminski, Peter Bondra.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford 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 4–1 after 5 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 · Apr 11

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 10

Also on April 12, 1997

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