3–4

Final

WSH leads 4–3

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

Islanders at Capitals — First Round Game 2

Capitals, First Round Game 2, beat Islanders 4–3 at Capital One Arena on April 17, 2015.

🗓 Fri, Apr 17, 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

Game 2

3–4

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:59 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Matt Niskanen

2 A

3 shots · 21:47 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

4 shots · 18:34 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

21 Shots on goal 35

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

38 Hits 59

27 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 2

14 Giveaways 10

2 Penalty minutes 2

NYI shooting 14.3% (3/21) WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Jaroslav Halak

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 58:43 TOI

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 48-28-7 (58% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 45-27-11 (54% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 48-28-7 (58% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 45-27-11 (54% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nielsen · Bailey · Okposo 19:36

L2 Kulemin · Tavares · Strome 17:11

L3 Martin · Cizikas · Nelson 13:03

L4 Lee · Grabner · Clutterbuck 11:36

D1 Boychuk · Leddy 23:08

D2 Visnovsky · Hickey 19:48

D3 Strait · de Haan 16:36

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Brouwer 18:34

L2 Johansson · Beagle · Ward 17:07

L3 Chimera · Fehr · Kuznetsov 16:24

L4 Glencross · Laich · Wilson 7:17

D1 Alzner · Niskanen 21:57

D2 Carlson · Orpik 20:06

D3 Green · Gleason 17:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–3 (SO) · Capitals won

Dec 29, 2014

🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI

3–4 (OT) · Islanders won

2–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs WSH, answered

Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 17, 2015?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Capitals?

The final score was Islanders 3, Capitals 4.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Capitals played?

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

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 15

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 15

Also on April 17, 2015

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