Islanders 3–5 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Apr 1, 2009)

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 🦅 WSH

Mike Green

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:59 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:05 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Frans Nielsen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:40 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Kyle Okposo PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:04

Assists: Frans Nielsen · beat Jose Theodore

1–0

2nd period

🏝️ Frans Nielsen 2nd · 00:37

Assists: Jeff Tambellini, Kyle Okposo · beat Jose Theodore

2–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 05:37

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Mike Green · beat Joey MacDonald

2–1

🦅 Keith Aucoin Tying 2nd · 09:54

Assists: Eric Fehr · beat Joey MacDonald

2–2

3rd period

🏝️ Richard Park Go-ahead 3rd · 02:12

Unassisted · beat Jose Theodore

3–2

🦅 Mike Green PP Tying 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Joey MacDonald

3–3

🦅 Mike Green PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:18

Unassisted · beat Joey MacDonald

3–4

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Empty net 3rd · 19:04

Unassisted

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Hilbert · Comeau · Okposo 19:56

L2 Weight · Bailey · Park 16:47

L3 Tambellini · Nielsen · Thompson 14:40

L4 McAmmond · Jackman · Rechlicz 9:10

D1 Martinek · Witt 26:24

D2 Gervais · Hillen 21:18

D3 Callahan · Pock 10:36

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 21:05

L2 Fedorov · Laich · Kozlov 16:28

L3 Fleischmann · Aucoin · Steckel 11:50

L4 Fehr · Nylander · Bradley 9:18

D1 Green · Morrisonn 22:33

D2 Pothier · Poti 18:22

D3 Erskine · Schultz 17:30

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 43

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

19 Hits 20

25 Blocked shots 20

7 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 24

18 Penalty minutes 18

NYI shooting 11.1% (3/27) WSH shooting 11.6% (5/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Joey MacDonald

38/42

.905 SV% · 4 GA · 59:48 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jose Theodore

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 8 goals located

NYI WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5-3 (33% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-7 (42% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 12-4-5 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 4–0

Jan 192009 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 OT Dec 162008 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 OT Dec 42008 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Feb 202008 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO Dec 222007 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT

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Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 1, 2009?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Islanders 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo, Richard Park.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Green (2), Alex Ovechkin, Keith Aucoin, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 38 saves on 42 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 28 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 AfterApr 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 5–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 27 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterApr 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–4

Also on April 1

⚔️BUF 2–3 🐦ATL 🔔PHI 2–3 🍁TOR 😈NJD 1–6 🐧PIT 🎵STL 1–3 🪶CHI 🌵PHX 3–0 🏔️COL

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