🦅 Away Capitals 17-16-0 before this game

3–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 15-15-2 before this game

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

Capitals at Islanders

Capitals beat Islanders 3–1 at UBS Arena on December 21, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Michael Nylander

2 G

8 shots · 22:22 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Kip Miller

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 08:50 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 A

6 shots · 28:12 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Mattias Weinhandl PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:53

Assists: Mark Parrish, Alexei Yashin · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

3rd period

🦅 Michael Nylander Tying 3rd · 01:40

Assists: Ivan Ciernik, Sergei Gonchar · beat Rick DiPietro

1–1

🦅 Michael Nylander Go-ahead 3rd · 17:50

Assists: Kip Miller, Jaromir Jagr · beat Rick DiPietro

2–1

🦅 Kip Miller Empty net 3rd · 19:50

Unassisted

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

34 Shots on goal 18

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

1 Hits 3

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34) NYI shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 59:49 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Rick DiPietro

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 17-16 (52% win rate, 33 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 15-15-2 (47% win rate, 32 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

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 Nylander · Grier · Jagr 22:07

L2 Lang · Halpern · Bondra 17:20

L3 Ciernik · Konowalchuk · Sutherby 15:22

L4 Miller · Whitfield 7:34

D1 Gonchar · Klee 26:04

D2 Witt · Johansson 21:19

D3 Doig · Berry 10:14

D4 Henry 2:08

🏝️Islanders

L1 Yashin · Peca · Scatchard 20:25

L2 Wiemer · Parrish · Weinhandl 16:21

L3 Blake · Isbister · Lapointe 13:05

L4 Kvasha · Asham · Webb 8:23

D1 Aucoin · Jonsson 27:29

D2 Timander · Martinek 17:34

D3 Butenschon · Nasreddine 14:39

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–5 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 21, 2002?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Islanders?

The final score was Capitals 3, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Michael Nylander (2), Kip Miller.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mattias Weinhandl.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 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 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 19

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2002

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