Islanders 2–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 4, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏝️ NYI	1	1	0	2
🦅 WSH	2	0	3	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

11 shots · 19:22 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Brooks Laich

2 A

6 shots · 18:27 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Milan Jurcina

2 A

18:55 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:31

Assists: Milan Jurcina, Brooks Laich · beat Joey MacDonald

0–1

🦅 Viktor Kozlov PP 1st · 13:15

Assists: Bryan Helmer, Sami Lepisto · beat Joey MacDonald

0–2

🏝️ Mark Streit PP 1st · 19:24

Assists: Doug Weight, Bill Guerin · beat Brent Johnson

1–2

2nd period

🏝️ Trent Hunter Tying 2nd · 13:38

Assists: Andy Sutton · beat Brent Johnson

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Donald Brashear Go-ahead 3rd · 06:50

Assists: Karl Alzner, Milan Jurcina · beat Joey MacDonald

2–3

🦅 Eric Fehr PP 3rd · 16:14

Assists: Brooks Laich, Alex Ovechkin · beat Joey MacDonald

2–4

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Empty net 3rd · 19:10

Assists: Alex Ovechkin

2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Hilbert · Weight · Guerin 19:25

L2 Sim · Hunter · Park 17:18

L3 Bergenheim · Sillinger · Bailey 14:20

L4 Tambellini · Fritz · Jackman 9:55

D1 Streit · Meyer 24:36

D2 Witt · Sutton 18:56

D3 Campoli · Pock 13:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 19:22

L2 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Gordon 16:51

L3 Steckel · Nylander · Bradley 12:55

L4 Brashear · Aucoin · Fehr 9:00

D1 Alzner · Helmer 19:50

D2 Jurcina · Lepisto 18:54

D3 Sloan · Morrisonn 18:16

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 47

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

13 Hits 5

18 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 11

9 Giveaways 8

12 Penalty minutes 18

NYI shooting 6.9% (2/29) WSH shooting 10.6% (5/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Joey MacDonald

42/46

.913 SV% · 4 GA · 58:49 TOI

🦅Capitals

Brent Johnson

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

1 of 7 goals located

NYI WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Feb 202008 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO 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

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❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on December 4, 2008?

Capitals won 5–2. The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mark Streit, Trent Hunter.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Donald Brashear, Eric Fehr, Nicklas Backstrom, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeNov 29 🏛️OTT @ 🏝️NYI 2–4 AfterDec 6 🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI 5–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 2 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 5–3 AfterDec 6 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 2–1

Also on December 4

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