🏝️ Away Islanders 16-15-1 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 19-12-2 before this game

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

Islanders at Capitals

Islanders beat Capitals 2–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on December 16, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 16, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Sergei Nemchinov

1 G

1 shots · 18:58 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mariusz Czerkawski

1 G

1 shots · 12:55 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 A

2 shots · 22:24 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 30

11 Hits 8

9 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 4

4 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 7.4% (2/27) WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 16-15-1 (50% win rate, 32 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 19-12-2 (58% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 16-15-1 (50% win rate, 32 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 19-12-2 (58% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Smolinski · Green · Chorske 20:33

L2 Nemchinov · Palffy · Bertuzzi 18:38

L3 Kruse · Reichel · Lapointe 15:04

L4 Hough · Belanger · Czerkawski 11:20

D1 Jonsson · McCabe 26:00

D2 Pilon · Lachance 23:06

D3 Berard · Houda 16:02

🦅Capitals

L1 Simon · Oates · Bondra 27:00

L2 Konowalchuk · Pivonka · Zednik 15:10

L3 Miller · Bulis · Hunter 12:21

L4 Church · Berube 9:14

D1 Johansson · Witt 23:58

D2 Tinordi · Reekie 19:58

D3 Gonchar · Housley 16:51

D4 Klee 11:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on December 16, 1997?

Islanders won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 2, in overtime.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 13

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 16, 1997

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