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2014-15 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Islanders beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at UBS Arena on December 29, 2014.

WSH – NYI
26–39
Shots on goal
0/4–2/7
Power play
41–45
Hits
14–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Ryan Strome
2 A
3 shots · 17:35 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 18:59 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:40 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Anders Lee Go-ahead 1st · 08:15
Assists: Thomas Hickey, Ryan Strome · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ Lubomir Visnovsky PP 2nd · 10:06
Assists: Frans Nielsen, Mikhail Grabovski · beat Braden Holtby
0–2
3rd period
🏝️ Calvin de Haan SH 3rd · 01:41
Assists: John Tavares, Nikolay Kulemin · beat Braden Holtby
0–3
🦅 Eric Fehr 3rd · 04:40
Assists: Brooks Laich, Jack Hillen · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–3
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 06:29
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Mike Green · beat Jaroslav Halak
2–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 17:19
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jaroslav Halak
3–3
Overtime
🏝️ Johnny Boychuk PP Go-ahead OT · 02:53
Assists: Ryan Strome, Kyle Okposo · beat Braden Holtby
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Ward 18:53
L2 Laich · Fehr · Brouwer 15:37
L3 Johansson · Chimera · Beagle 13:20
L4 Kuznetsov · Latta · Wilson 11:12
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 24:00
D2 Alzner · Green 20:47
D3 Orpik · Hillen 15:54
🏝️Islanders
L1 Tavares · Strome · Okposo 20:32
L2 Nelson · Nielsen · Grabovski 16:14
L3 Kulemin · Lee · Bailey 14:07
L4 Martin · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 11:23
D1 Boychuk · Visnovsky 22:44
D2 Hamonic · Leddy 19:40
D3 de Haan · Hickey 18:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
26 Shots on goal 39
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
41 Hits 45
14 Blocked shots 15
18 Takeaways 24
11 Giveaways 17
14 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYI shooting 10.3% (4/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 62:46 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 62:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Anders Lee · 1st 08:15 · 0–1 Lubomir Visnovsky · 2nd 10:06 · 0–2 Calvin de Haan · 3rd 01:41 · 0–3 Eric Fehr · 3rd 04:40 · 1–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 06:29 · 2–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 17:19 · 3–3 Johnny Boychuk · OT 02:53 · 3–4
WSH NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–1
Nov 282014 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Nov 262014 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT Apr 52014 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 SO Feb 42014 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–0 Nov 302013 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 29, 2014?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Eric Fehr, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, Calvin de Haan, Johnny Boychuk, Lubomir Visnovsky.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–0 AfterJan 1 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 2–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 27 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ ✈️WPG 5–2
Also on December 29
🐧PIT 1–3 😈NJD 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 🌪️CAR 🐙DET 2–5 🐻BOS 🍁TOR 2–3 ⚡TBL ⚔️BUF 2–5 🏛️OTT 🏔️COL 0–3 🎵STL 🌲MIN 3–2 ✈️WPG 🗽NYR 2–3 ⭐DAL
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