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2013-14 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Capitals beat Islanders 4–3 in a shootout at UBS Arena on April 5, 2014.

WSH – NYI
29–38
Shots on goal
0/5–1/3
Power play
31–38
Hits
16–23
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 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G
5 shots · 21:12 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G
2 shots · 13:46 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Cal Clutterbuck Go-ahead 1st · 12:55
Assists: Casey Cizikas, Michael Grabner · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Tying 2nd · 02:36
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Troy Brouwer · beat Evgeni Nabokov
1–1
🏝️ John Persson Go-ahead 2nd · 04:16
Assists: Travis Hamonic, Calvin de Haan · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🏝️ Frans Nielsen PP 2nd · 09:55
Assists: Josh Bailey, Matt Donovan · beat Braden Holtby
1–3
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 12:45
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Evgeni Nabokov
2–3
🦅 Joel Ward Tying 2nd · 15:01
Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov
3–3
Shootout
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Evgeni Nabokov
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Backstrom 21:47
L2 Grabovski · Fehr · Brouwer 18:08
L3 Chimera · Kuznetsov · Ward 13:46
L4 Volpatti · Beagle · Wilson 9:22
D1 Carlson · Strachan 27:11
D2 Orlov · Alzner 22:19
D3 Brouillette · Green 11:28
🏝️Islanders
L1 Nielsen · Cizikas · Bailey 20:45
L2 Strome · Nelson · Clutterbuck 18:04
L3 Lee · Martin · McDonald 15:39
L4 Persson · Halmo · Grabner 7:37
D1 Hamonic · Hickey 27:12
D2 Donovan · Czuczman 23:23
D3 de Haan · Carkner 13:12

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
29 Shots on goal 38
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
31 Hits 38
16 Blocked shots 23
3 Takeaways 12
8 Giveaways 9
13 Penalty minutes 17
WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 64:58 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Evgeni Nabokov
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Cal Clutterbuck · 1st 12:55 · 0–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 02:36 · 1–1 John Persson · 2nd 04:16 · 1–2 Frans Nielsen · 2nd 09:55 · 1–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 12:45 · 2–3 Joel Ward · 2nd 15:01 · 3–3
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: 5-7-6 (28% win rate, 18 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-7-5 (33% win rate, 18 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 9-5-2 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Feb 42014 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–0 Nov 302013 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 OT Nov 52013 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–6 Apr 42013 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–2 SO Mar 262013 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–2
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on April 5, 2014?

Capitals won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 4, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Joel Ward, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Islanders?

Cal Clutterbuck, Frans Nielsen, John Persson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 4 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 1–2 AfterApr 8 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 4–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 2 🏝️NYI @ 🏛️OTT 2–1 AfterApr 6 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 0–4
Also on April 5
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