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2015-16 regular season

Islanders at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Islanders beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 5, 2016.

NYI – WSH
27–32
Shots on goal
32–22
Hits
15–23
Blocked shots
6–16
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
John Tavares
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 22:21 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
T.J. Oshie
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 20:32 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
3 A
2 shots · 19:05 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 04:29
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Marcus Johansson · beat Christopher Gibson
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ John Tavares Tying 2nd · 13:43
Assists: Thomas Hickey, Kyle Okposo · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
3rd period
🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 3rd · 01:15
Assists: Marcus Johansson, John Carlson · beat Christopher Gibson
1–2
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 06:56
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Marcus Johansson · beat Christopher Gibson
1–3
🏝️ Kyle Okposo 3rd · 08:40
Assists: John Tavares, Frans Nielsen · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🏝️ Anders Lee Tying 3rd · 10:25
Assists: Nick Leddy, Ryan Strome · beat Braden Holtby
3–3
Overtime
🏝️ Thomas Hickey Go-ahead OT · 02:13
Assists: John Tavares, Ryan Strome · beat Braden Holtby
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Tavares · Nielsen · Okposo 22:21
L2 Kulemin · Lee · Nelson 15:49
L3 Strome · Cizikas · Bailey 13:24
L4 Martin · Boulton · Bernier 7:46
D1 Leddy · Hickey 25:38
D2 Boychuk · Pulock 21:40
D3 Mayfield · Strait 12:28
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Oshie 20:32
L2 Chimera · Beagle · Kuznetsov 17:20
L3 Burakovsky · Williams · Wilson 16:02
L4 Winnik · Richards · Latta 6:51
D1 Carlson · Alzner 22:52
D2 Niskanen · Orpik 20:55
D3 Schmidt · Orlov 16:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI WSH🦅
27 Shots on goal 32
32 Hits 22
15 Blocked shots 23
6 Takeaways 16
9 Giveaways 10
11 Penalty minutes 13
NYI shooting 14.8% (4/27) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Christopher Gibson
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 62:13 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 62:13 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 04:29 · 0–1 John Tavares · 2nd 13:43 · 1–1 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 01:15 · 1–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 06:56 · 1–3 Kyle Okposo · 3rd 08:40 · 2–3 Anders Lee · 3rd 10:25 · 3–3 Thomas Hickey · OT 02:13 · 4–3
NYI WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 9-10-3 (41% win rate, 22 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-0 (100% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 8-3-2 (62% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 12-7-2 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Feb 182016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 OT Feb 42016 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Jan 72016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–1 Apr 272015 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Apr 252015 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–3
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Who won Islanders vs Capitals on April 5, 2016?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Lee, John Tavares, Kyle Okposo, Thomas Hickey.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), T.J. Oshie.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Christopher Gibson made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Capitals 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
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 4 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterApr 7 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 2 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 0–3 AfterApr 7 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3
Also on April 5
🌪️CAR 2–1 🐻BOS ⚔️BUF 3–1 😈NJD ⚡TBL 2–3 🗽NYR 🐆FLA 4–1 🇨🇦MTL 🐧PIT 5–3 🏛️OTT 🏔️COL 3–4 🐯NSH 🦈SJS 3–0 🌲MIN 🌵ARI 2–6 🪶CHI
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