5–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 8-8-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	3	1	5
NYI	1	1	1	3

Capitals at Islanders

Capitals beat Islanders 5–3 at UBS Arena on November 14, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Nov 14, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Trevor Linden

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:02 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

James Black

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 12:27 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:36 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Kenny Jonsson PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:34

Assists: Robert Reichel, Trevor Linden

0–1

🦅 Ken Klee Tying 1st · 16:48

Assists: Jan Bulis, James Black

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 2nd · 00:55

Assists: Chris Simon, Mark Tinordi

2–1

🦅 James Black 2nd · 03:11

Unassisted

3–1

🦅 Brian Bellows 2nd · 14:29

Assists: Joe Juneau, Adam Oates

4–1

🏝️ Trevor Linden PP 2nd · 17:50

Assists: Robert Reichel, Barry Richter

4–2

3rd period

🦅 Adam Oates PP 3rd · 13:30

Assists: Joe Juneau, Calle Johansson

5–2

🏝️ Trevor Linden 3rd · 16:52

Assists: David Harlock

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

34 Shots on goal 24

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

15 Hits 18

13 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 14.7% (5/34) NYI shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 34:29 TOI

Wade Flaherty

4/5

.800 SV% · 1 GA · 23:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-7-2 (36% win rate, 14 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 8-8 (50% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Nikolishin 17:10

L2 Bellows · Bondra · Chorske 14:28

L3 Simon · Black · Bulis 12:35

L4 Berube · Miller · Hunter 11:25

D1 Tinordi · Johansson 20:28

D2 Mironov · Witt 19:32

D3 Klee · Reekie 18:20

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lapointe · Linden · Reichel 19:02

L2 Nemchinov · Smolinski · Czerkawski 15:52

L3 Donato · Watt · Dawe 14:46

L4 Odjick · Hough · Miller 9:16

D1 Jonsson · Berard 24:14

D2 Lachance · Richter 19:28

D3 Harlock · Pilon 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Oct 11, 1997

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

1–3 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on November 14, 1998?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 5, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates, Andrei Nikolishin, Brian Bellows, James Black, Ken Klee.

Who scored for Islanders?

Trevor Linden (2), Kenny Jonsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Nov 12

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 12

Also on November 14, 1998

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