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2012-13 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0

Islanders beat Capitals 5–2 at UBS Arena on March 9, 2013.

WSH – NYI
24–45
Shots on goal
1/3–2/6
Power play
8–23
Hits
16–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
2 G
6 shots · 19:25 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Frans Nielsen
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 20:11 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Brad Boyes
2 A
4 shots · 18:53 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Josh Bailey Go-ahead 1st · 10:46
Assists: Frans Nielsen, Mark Streit · beat Philipp Grubauer
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Mathieu Perreault PP Tying 2nd · 01:26
Assists: Joel Ward, John Carlson · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–1
🏝️ Casey Cizikas Go-ahead 2nd · 10:03
Assists: Matt Martin, Colin McDonald · beat Philipp Grubauer
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 3rd · 07:09
Assists: Troy Brouwer, Karl Alzner · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–2
🏝️ John Tavares PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:13
Assists: Brad Boyes, Lubomir Visnovsky · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–3
🏝️ John Tavares PP 3rd · 12:43
Assists: Matt Moulson, Brad Boyes · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–4
🏝️ Frans Nielsen SH 3rd · 16:59
Assists: Travis Hamonic · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Brouwer 19:07
L2 Ribeiro · Hendricks · Ward 17:49
L3 Chimera · Fehr · Beagle 13:06
L4 Wolski · Perreault · Crabb 8:40
D1 Carlson · Alzner 26:41
D2 Kundratek · Oleksy 21:13
D3 Schultz · Erskine 10:23
🏝️Islanders
L1 Nielsen · Tavares · Bailey 19:25
L2 Moulson · Boyes · Okposo 18:40
L3 Martin · Reasoner · McDonald 10:49
L4 Grabner · Ullstrom · Cizikas 9:22
D1 Streit · Visnovsky 22:18
D2 Hamonic · MacDonald 18:44
D3 Martinek · Hickey 17:35

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
24 Shots on goal 45
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
8 Hits 23
16 Blocked shots 18
5 Takeaways 13
5 Giveaways 18
12 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) NYI shooting 11.1% (5/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
40/45
.889 SV% · 5 GA · 58:53 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Evgeni Nabokov
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Josh Bailey · 1st 10:46 · 0–1 Mathieu Perreault · 2nd 01:26 · 1–1 Casey Cizikas · 2nd 10:03 · 1–2 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 07:09 · 2–2 John Tavares · 3rd 12:13 · 2–3 John Tavares · 3rd 12:43 · 2–4 Frans Nielsen · 3rd 16:59 · 2–5
WSH NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 1–0
Mar 132012 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 SO 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
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on March 9, 2013?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Mathieu Perreault, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Islanders?

John Tavares (2), Casey Cizikas, Frans Nielsen, Josh Bailey.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 40 saves on 45 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 7 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 1–7 AfterMar 10 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 4–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMar 7 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 AfterMar 10 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–6
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