🦅 Away Capitals 35-28-6
5–4
Final / SO
🏝️ Home Islanders 28-31-10
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
🦅 WSH 02215
🏝️ NYI 22004

Capitals at Islanders

Capitals beat Islanders 5–4 in a shootout at UBS Arena on March 13, 2012.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2011-12 🔁 Season series tied 2–2
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Keith Aucoin
3 A
1 shots · 14:51 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 23:07 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Travis Hamonic
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 27:56 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Matt Moulson Go-ahead 1st · 08:54
Assists: Andrew MacDonald, Kyle Okposo · beat Michal Neuvirth
0–1
🏝️ Travis Hamonic PP 1st · 19:39
Assists: John Tavares, Frans Nielsen · beat Michal Neuvirth
0–2
2nd period
🏝️ John Tavares PP 2nd · 09:05
Assists: Mark Streit, Travis Hamonic · beat Michal Neuvirth
0–3
🦅 Mike Knuble 2nd · 09:33
Assists: Dennis Wideman, Keith Aucoin · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–3
🏝️ John Tavares 2nd · 11:44
Assists: Kyle Okposo, Travis Hamonic · beat Michal Neuvirth
1–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 19:07
Assists: Brooks Laich, Marcus Johansson · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–4
3rd period
🦅 Dmitry Orlov 3rd · 01:51
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Keith Aucoin · beat Evgeni Nabokov
3–4
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 10:15
Assists: Keith Aucoin, Joel Ward · beat Evgeni Nabokov
4–4
Shootout
🦅 Matt Hendricks Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Laich 17:32
L2 Beagle · Aucoin · Brouwer 16:10
L3 Chimera · Ward · Semin 14:16
L4 Perreault · Hendricks · Knuble 13:16
D1 Wideman · Alzner 26:03
D2 Carlson · Schultz 21:08
D3 Orlov · Hamrlik 17:55
🏝️Islanders
L1 Moulson · Tavares · Okposo 20:52
L2 Grabner · Nielsen · Bailey 18:47
L3 Martin · Ullstrom · Reasoner 12:04
L4 Pandolfo · Cizikas · Niederreiter 11:36
D1 Hamonic · MacDonald 27:44
D2 Streit · Jurcina 21:12
D3 Staios · Eaton 16:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
28 Shots on goal 30
0/0 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
23 Hits 26
17 Blocked shots 13
11 Takeaways 14
9 Giveaways 15
10 Penalty minutes 0
WSH shooting 17.9% (5/28) NYI shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Michal Neuvirth
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Evgeni Nabokov
24/28
.857 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Matt Moulson · 1st 08:54 · 0–1 Travis Hamonic · 1st 19:39 · 0–2 John Tavares · 2nd 09:05 · 0–3 Mike Knuble · 2nd 09:33 · 1–3 John Tavares · 2nd 11:44 · 1–4 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 19:07 · 2–4 Dmitry Orlov · 3rd 01:51 · 3–4 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 10:15 · 4–4
WSH NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-5-1 (14% win rate, 7 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 2–2
Feb 282012 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT Jan 172012 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–0 Nov 52011 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–5 Mar 12011 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–2 OT Feb 262011 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2
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❓ WSH vs NYI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 13, 2012?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Dmitry Orlov, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Islanders?

John Tavares (2), Matt Moulson, Travis Hamonic.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 11 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 0–2 AfterMar 16 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 2–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMar 11 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 3–4 AfterMar 15 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 3–2
Also on March 13
😈NJD 0–3 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 2–4 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 1–6 ⚡TBL 🍁TOR 2–5 🐆FLA ⭐DAL 1–0 🌲MIN 🎵STL 3–4 🪶CHI 🦈SJS 2–3 🔥CGY 🐙DET 2–5 👑LAK
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