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2008-09 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Islanders 5–4 in overtime at UBS Arena on December 16, 2008.

WSH – NYI
40–39
Shots on goal
0/3–2/5
Power play
20–28
Hits
23–16
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Richard Park
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 23:28 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mark Streit
3 A
3 shots · 27:40 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brent Johnson
35 saves
0.897 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Boyd Gordon Go-ahead 1st · 02:54
Assists: Donald Brashear, David Steckel · beat Joey MacDonald
1–0
🦅 Brooks Laich 1st · 14:18
Assists: Mike Green, Brent Johnson · beat Joey MacDonald
2–0
🏝️ Doug Weight PP 1st · 16:14
Assists: Richard Park, Mark Streit · beat Brent Johnson
2–1
2nd period
🦅 Milan Jurcina 2nd · 06:07
Assists: Karl Alzner, Viktor Kozlov · beat Joey MacDonald
3–1
🏝️ Richard Park PP 2nd · 14:32
Assists: Bill Guerin, Mark Streit · beat Brent Johnson
3–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 16:35
Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Joey MacDonald
4–2
3rd period
🏝️ Andy Sutton 3rd · 11:19
Assists: Trent Hunter, Richard Park · beat Brent Johnson
4–3
🏝️ Jon Sim Tying 3rd · 17:47
Assists: Mark Streit, Bill Guerin · beat Brent Johnson
4–4
Overtime
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 04:49
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Joey MacDonald
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 24:13
L2 Fleischmann · Laich · Kozlov 16:42
L3 Gordon · Nylander · Steckel 13:17
L4 Brashear · Giroux · Bradley 9:14
D1 Green · Poti 25:48
D2 Morrisonn · Alzner 20:48
D3 Jurcina · Collins 15:20
🏝️Islanders
L1 Weight · Park · Guerin 22:07
L2 Hilbert · Bergenheim · Hunter 20:50
L3 Comeau · Walter · Bailey 12:48
L4 Sim · Fritz · Jackman 10:36
D1 Streit · Meyer 26:25
D2 Witt · Sutton 22:24
D3 Campoli · Pock 12:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
40 Shots on goal 39
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
20 Hits 28
23 Blocked shots 16
5 Takeaways 12
13 Giveaways 13
15 Penalty minutes 11
WSH shooting 12.5% (5/40) NYI shooting 10.3% (4/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 64:49 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Joey MacDonald
35/40
.875 SV% · 5 GA · 64:49 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 16:35 · 4–2 Alex Ovechkin · OT 04:49 · 5–4
WSH NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-2-1 (75% win rate, 12 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Dec 42008 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5 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
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 16, 2008?

Capitals won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 5, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Milan Jurcina.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andy Sutton, Doug Weight, Jon Sim, Richard Park.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 35 saves on 40 shots (.875 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 13 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterDec 18 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 2–4
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 13 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 1–3 AfterDec 19 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 1–4
Also on December 16
🏔️COL 2–5 🔔PHI 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 🌪️CAR 😈NJD 2–3 🍁TOR 🐦ATL 4–1 🏛️OTT 🔥CGY 6–3 🎵STL 🌵PHX 1–2 ⭐DAL 🪶CHI 9–2 🛢️EDM 🗽NYR 3–1 🦆ANA
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