🏝️ Away Islanders 28-25-7
3–2
Final / SO
🦅 Home Capitals 28-26-6
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
🏝️ NYI 01113
🦅 WSH 20002

Islanders at Capitals

Islanders beat Capitals 3–2 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on February 20, 2008.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2007-08 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Miroslav Satan
1 G
2 shots · 20:18 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Josef Vasicek
1 G
2 shots · 19:27 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Bill Guerin
1 A
3 shots · 18:43 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 1st · 02:17
Assists: Matt Pettinger, Tom Poti · beat Rick DiPietro
0–1
🦅 Brooks Laich PP 1st · 13:37
Assists: Mike Green, Olie Kolzig · beat Rick DiPietro
0–2
2nd period
🏝️ Miroslav Satan 2nd · 09:37
Assists: Bill Guerin · beat Olie Kolzig
1–2
3rd period
🏝️ Josef Vasicek Tying 3rd · 11:09
Assists: Trent Hunter, Radek Martinek · beat Olie Kolzig
2–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Vasicek · Comrie · Satan 19:27
L2 Guerin · Hunter · Park 18:30
L3 Hilbert · Fedotenko · Bergenheim 16:07
L4 Comeau · Tambellini · Nielsen 8:08
D1 Martinek · Meyer 28:03
D2 Berard · Bergeron 19:52
D3 Johnson · Fata 17:14
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kozlov 22:52
L2 Fleischmann · Pettinger · Semin 15:25
L3 Laich · Steckel · Gordon 13:30
L4 Laing · Brashear · Bradley 11:51
D1 Green · Morrisonn 31:04
D2 Poti · Erskine 21:20
D3 Jurcina · Schultz 10:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI WSH🦅
19 Shots on goal 30
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
24 Hits 13
21 Blocked shots 10
10 Takeaways 17
11 Giveaways 22
12 Penalty minutes 10
NYI shooting 15.8% (3/19) WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-8-3 (21% win rate, 14 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-0-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Islanders lead the season series 3–1
Dec 222007 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT Oct 182007 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Oct 82007 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 Mar 102007 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Mar 32007 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 6–2
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❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on February 20, 2008?

Islanders won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Islanders 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Josef Vasicek, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Brooks Laich.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 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?

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeFeb 18 🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 AfterFeb 21 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 0–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 16 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterFeb 23 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–6
Also on February 20
⚡TBL 3–4 ⚔️BUF 🦈SJS 2–3 😈NJD 🌲MIN 0–3 🪶CHI 🔥CGY 3–2 ⭐DAL 🏔️COL 2–3 🦆ANA
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