🦅 Away Capitals 34-24-5 before this game

2–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 27-31-5 before this game

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

Capitals at Islanders

Capitals beat Islanders 2–1 at UBS Arena on March 12, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Mar 12, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G

3 shots · 23:50 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

2 A

23:16 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Esa Tikkanen

1 A

2 shots · 20:48 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

21 Shots on goal 33

12 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 11

9 Takeaways 11

5 Giveaways 9

21 Penalty minutes 11

WSH shooting 9.5% (2/21) NYI shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bill Ranford

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 34-24-5 (54% win rate, 63 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 27-31-5 (43% win rate, 63 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 34-24-5 (54% win rate, 63 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 27-31-5 (43% win rate, 63 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Bondra 23:16

L2 Konowalchuk · Juneau · Nikolishin 13:28

L3 Miller · Hunter · Zednik 10:46

L4 Berube · Krygier · Brunette 5:16

D1 Johansson · Cote 23:18

D2 Gonchar · Reekie 20:46

D3 Witt · Klee 14:56

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Reichel · Palffy 24:15

L2 Nemchinov · Czerkawski · Chorske 15:26

L3 Sacco · Lapointe · Smolinski 12:16

L4 Janssens · Webb 6:56

D1 Jonsson · Lachance 29:20

D2 Berard · Pilon 18:00

D3 Daigneault · Namestnikov 12:12

D4 Chara 6:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 16, 1997

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 12, 1998?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 2, Islanders 1.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 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?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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 · Mar 9

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 10

Also on March 12, 1998

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