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2017-18 regular season

Islanders at Capitals

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

Capitals beat Islanders 6–3 at Capital One Arena on March 16, 2018.

NYI – WSH
25–31
Shots on goal
3/5–3/8
Power play
16–15
Hits
12–19
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Chiasson
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 14:18 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:04 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jakub Vrana
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 09:12 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:33
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Jaroslav Halak
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ Mathew Barzal PP Tying 2nd · 05:30
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:12
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–2
🦅 Matt Niskanen 2nd · 17:55
Assists: Alex Chiasson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–3
3rd period
🦅 Alex Chiasson PP 3rd · 01:46
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Dmitry Orlov · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–4
🦅 Jakub Vrana 3rd · 10:56
Assists: Alex Chiasson · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–5
🏝️ Brock Nelson PP 3rd · 13:52
Assists: Jordan Eberle, Ryan Pulock · beat Braden Holtby
2–5
🏝️ John Tavares PP 3rd · 16:14
Assists: Mathew Barzal, Ryan Pulock · beat Braden Holtby
3–5
🦅 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 18:02
Assists: Jay Beagle
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Lee · Tavares · Bailey 17:42
L2 Beauvillier · Barzal · Nelson 16:35
L3 Ladd · Fritz · Eberle 15:48
L4 Johnston · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 6:50
D1 Pelech · Leddy 20:46
D2 Pulock · Boychuk 18:50
D3 Davidson · Hickey 16:09
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:04
L2 Burakovsky · Eller · Chiasson 17:19
L3 Kuznetsov · Wilson · Smith-Pelly 14:00
L4 Vrana · Beagle · Boyd 9:12
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 22:06
D2 Orpik · Orlov 20:03
D3 Djoos · Kempny 13:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI WSH🦅
25 Shots on goal 31
3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8
16 Hits 15
12 Blocked shots 19
7 Takeaways 8
7 Giveaways 6
41 Penalty minutes 15
NYI shooting 12.0% (3/25) WSH shooting 19.4% (6/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 58:35 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
T.J. Oshie · 1st 14:33 · 0–1 Mathew Barzal · 2nd 05:30 · 1–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 07:12 · 1–2 Matt Niskanen · 2nd 17:55 · 1–3 Alex Chiasson · 3rd 01:46 · 1–4 Jakub Vrana · 3rd 10:56 · 1–5 Brock Nelson · 3rd 13:52 · 2–5 John Tavares · 3rd 16:14 · 3–5 Lars Eller · 3rd 18:02 · 3–6
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: 3-7-2 (25% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-0 (100% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Mar 152018 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 7–3 Dec 112017 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Nov 22017 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Jan 312017 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Dec 272016 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–4
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Who won Islanders vs Capitals on March 16, 2018?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Islanders 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brock Nelson, John Tavares, Mathew Barzal.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Chiasson, Jakub Vrana, Lars Eller, Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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
BeforeMar 15 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 7–3 AfterMar 18 🌪️CAR @ 🏝️NYI 4–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 15 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 7–3 AfterMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 3–6
Also on March 16
⭐DAL 2–3 🏛️OTT 🐯NSH 4–2 🏔️COL 🦈SJS 7–4 🔥CGY 🐙DET 2–4 🦆ANA 🌲MIN 4–2 🎰VGK
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