🏝️ Away Islanders 10-14-0 before this game

1–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	1	0	1
WSH	0	1	4	5

Islanders at Capitals

Capitals beat Islanders 5–1 at Capital One Arena on December 4, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Dec 4, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

3 A

18:47 TOI · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Calle Johansson

2 G

3 shots · 22:35 TOI · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mark Tinordi

2 A

18:01 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Robert Reichel Go-ahead 2nd · 04:39

Assists: Zdeno Chara

1–0

🦅 Ken Klee Tying 2nd · 14:48

Assists: Joe Juneau, Dmitri Mironov

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Calle Johansson Go-ahead 3rd · 04:34

Assists: Mark Tinordi, Joe Juneau

1–2

🦅 Calle Johansson 3rd · 08:25

Assists: Joe Juneau

1–3

🦅 Peter Bondra SH 3rd · 09:12

Assists: Mark Tinordi

1–4

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk SH 3rd · 10:04

Assists: Dale Hunter

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 28

29 Hits 31

18 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 9

19 Giveaways 24

8 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 4.3% (1/23) WSH shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Rick Tabaracci

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 10-14 (42% win rate, 24 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-11-3 (36% win rate, 22 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 10-14 (42% win rate, 24 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 8-11-3 (36% win rate, 22 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Lapointe · Smolinski 19:22

L2 Sacco · Nemchinov · Reichel 15:30

L3 Donato · Czerkawski · Dawe 13:48

L4 Watt · Miller · Webb 8:48

D1 Berard · Lachance 24:23

D2 Richter · Brewer 19:46

D3 Harlock · Chara 15:59

🦅Capitals

L1 Nikolishin · Juneau · Bondra 20:18

L2 Black · Konowalchuk · Zednik 16:25

L3 Bellows · Simon · Herr 11:40

L4 Berube · Hunter 7:58

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 23:01

D2 Reekie · Mironov 20:36

D3 Tinordi · Witt 16:24

D4 Klee 9:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on December 4, 1998?

Capitals won 5–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Robert Reichel.

Who scored for Capitals?

Calle Johansson (2), Ken Klee, Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 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 2–0 after 2 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 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 1

Also on December 4, 1998

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