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2016-17 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Islanders beat Capitals 4–3 at UBS Arena on December 27, 2016.

WSH – NYI
34–31
Shots on goal
16–15
Hits
12–14
Blocked shots
12–7
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Andrew Ladd
2 G
2 shots · 13:19 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Thomas Hickey
2 A
1 shots · 16:18 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Jaroslav Halak
31 saves
0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Cal Clutterbuck Go-ahead 1st · 08:02
Assists: Nikolay Kulemin, Ryan Strome · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 Justin Williams Tying 1st · 13:24
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–1
2nd period
🏝️ Andrew Ladd Go-ahead 2nd · 14:03
Assists: Thomas Hickey, Alan Quine · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 3rd · 01:17
Assists: Justin Williams, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Jaroslav Halak
2–2
🏝️ Andrew Ladd Go-ahead 3rd · 04:41
Assists: Alan Quine, Thomas Hickey · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🏝️ Anders Lee 3rd · 05:24
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
2–4
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 3rd · 13:05
Assists: Jay Beagle, Matt Niskanen · beat Jaroslav Halak
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Kuznetsov 19:05
L2 Backstrom · Oshie · Williams 18:07
L3 Eller · Beagle · Wilson 12:58
L4 Vrana · Burakovsky · Connolly 10:14
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 22:52
D2 Alzner · Orlov 17:58
D3 Orpik · Schmidt 15:28
🏝️Islanders
L1 Lee · Tavares · Bailey 17:48
L2 Kulemin · Quine · Nelson 14:53
L3 Ladd · Strome · Clutterbuck 13:59
L4 Prince · Beauvillier · Chimera 11:08
D1 de Haan · Hamonic 20:50
D2 Boychuk · Leddy 19:00
D3 Seidenberg · Hickey 17:22

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
34 Shots on goal 31
16 Hits 15
12 Blocked shots 14
12 Takeaways 7
9 Giveaways 16
8 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 8.8% (3/34) NYI shooting 12.9% (4/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 57:54 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Cal Clutterbuck · 1st 08:02 · 0–1 Justin Williams · 1st 13:24 · 1–1 Andrew Ladd · 2nd 14:03 · 1–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 01:17 · 2–2 Andrew Ladd · 3rd 04:41 · 2–3 Anders Lee · 3rd 05:24 · 2–4 Andre Burakovsky · 3rd 13:05 · 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 — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-2 (20% win rate, 5 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

All →
Season series tied 2–2
Dec 132016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 Dec 12016 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–0 Oct 152016 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Apr 52016 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Feb 182016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 27, 2016?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Justin Williams.

Who scored for Islanders?

Andrew Ladd (2), Anders Lee, Cal Clutterbuck.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–4 AfterDec 29 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeDec 23 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 AfterDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 4–6
Also on December 27
🏛️OTT 3–4 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 3–4 🧥CBJ 🐧PIT 5–2 😈NJD ⚔️BUF 4–3 🐙DET 🌲MIN 3–2 🐯NSH ✈️WPG 3–1 🪶CHI 🔥CGY 6–3 🏔️COL ⭐DAL 3–2 🌵ARI
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