🏝️ Away Islanders 20-11-6 before this game

2–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 18-17-4 before this game

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

Islanders at Capitals

Capitals beat Islanders 3–2 at Capital One Arena on January 1, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Jan 1, 2002 · 14:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Michael Peca

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 24:36 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

1 G

4 shots · 20:19 TOI · -1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 G

2 shots · 21:14 TOI · -1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Adam Oates, Jaromir Jagr · beat Garth Snow

0–1

🏝️ Jason Blake Tying 2nd · 05:33

Assists: Michael Peca · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:24

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Peter Bondra · beat Garth Snow

1–2

🦅 Jeff Halpern 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Frantisek Kucera, Dmitri Khristich · beat Garth Snow

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Michael Peca 3rd · 16:35

Assists: Mark Parrish, Kenny Jonsson · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

35 Shots on goal 26

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

10 Hits 10

13 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 5.7% (2/35) WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:46 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 20-11-6 (54% win rate, 37 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 18-17-4 (46% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Yashin · Bates · Peca 26:25

L2 Isbister · Parrish · Czerkawski 19:01

L3 Blake · Lapointe · Lindgren 11:27

L4 Torres · Webb 5:52

D1 Jonsson · Aucoin 26:32

D2 Cairns · Tarnstrom 19:04

D3 Kiprusoff · Giroux 8:35

D4 Sutton 4:35

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 23:03

L2 Zubrus · Nikolishin · Khristich 20:19

L3 Simon · Pettinger · Halpern 11:51

L4 Metropolit · Peat 5:16

D1 Gonchar · Cote 20:41

D2 Witt · Klee 17:56

D3 Kucera · Reekie 13:28

D4 Zettler 9:42

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 27, 2001

🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI

5–5 (OT) · Capitals won

4–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on January 1, 2002?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jason Blake, Michael Peca.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Jeff Halpern, Sergei Gonchar.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 29

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 1, 2002

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