4–1

Final

WSH leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	4
WSH	0	0	0	1

Islanders at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Islanders, First Round Game 1, beat Capitals 4–1 at Capital One Arena on April 15, 2015.

🗓 Wed, Apr 15, 2015 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2014-15 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NYI vs WSH · WSH leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

4–1

Final · NYI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Brock Nelson

2 G

5 shots · 13:17 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Josh Bailey

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:11 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ryan Strome

1 G

2 shots · 15:51 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 25

36 Hits 46

19 Blocked shots 17

9 Takeaways 8

5 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 14.8% (4/27) WSH shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Jaroslav Halak

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 47-28-7 (57% win rate, 82 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 45-26-11 (55% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 47-28-7 (57% win rate, 82 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 45-26-11 (55% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Tavares · Nielsen · Okposo 17:19

L2 Kulemin · Lee · Strome 15:51

L3 Cizikas · Nelson · Bailey 14:12

L4 Grabner · Martin · Clutterbuck 12:02

D1 Boychuk · Hickey 22:18

D2 Leddy · Visnovsky 19:44

D3 Strait · de Haan 16:57

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Backstrom 20:33

L2 Kuznetsov · Brouwer · Ward 17:04

L3 Beagle · Fehr · Laich 14:06

L4 Glencross · Chimera · Latta 10:21

D1 Carlson · Orpik 22:20

D2 Niskanen · Green 19:39

D3 Alzner · Gleason 16:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Feb 21, 2015

🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH

2–3 (SO) · Capitals won

Dec 29, 2014

🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI

3–4 (OT) · Islanders won

2–3 (OT) · Islanders won

Apr 5, 2014

🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI

4–3 (SO) · Capitals won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 15, 2015?

Islanders won 4–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 4, Capitals 1.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 11

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 11

Also on April 15, 2015

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