Islanders 4–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2019)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏝️ NYI

Casey Cizikas

2 G

3 shots · 16:29 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

2 G

3 shots · 18:38 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Semyon Varlamov

36 saves

0.923 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Casey Cizikas Go-ahead 1st · 07:13

Assists: Scott Mayfield, Leo Komarov · beat Braden Holtby

1–0

🏝️ Brock Nelson 1st · 10:39

Assists: Nick Leddy, Anthony Beauvillier · beat Braden Holtby

2–0

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 1st · 10:53

Assists: Dmitry Orlov · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–1

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 1st · 14:17

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–2

2nd period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 2nd · 00:44

Assists: T.J. Oshie · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–3

🏝️ Casey Cizikas Tying 2nd · 04:27

Assists: Matt Martin · beat Braden Holtby

3–3

🏝️ Tom Kuhnhackl Go-ahead 2nd · 12:34

Assists: Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee · beat Braden Holtby

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Beauvillier · Nelson · Barzal 17:35

L2 Lee · Cizikas · Brassard 16:25

L3 Martin · Komarov · Bailey 15:10

L4 Johnston · Kuhnhackl · Eberle 10:26

D1 Pulock · Pelech 22:46

D2 Mayfield · Leddy 19:56

D3 Toews · Boychuk 16:12

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 18:49

L2 Vrana · Wilson · Oshie 16:42

L3 Hagelin · Eller · Panik 14:46

L4 Leipsic · Boyd · Hathaway 8:58

D1 Orlov · Carlson 23:48

D2 Jensen · Siegenthaler 19:01

D3 Gudas · Kempny 15:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 39

24 Hits 21

29 Blocked shots 14

12 Takeaways 17

13 Giveaways 22

6 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 18.2% (4/22) WSH shooting 7.7% (3/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Semyon Varlamov

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NYI WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 8-3-2 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 42019 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–1 Apr 62019 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–0 Mar 12019 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–1 Jan 182019 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Nov 262018 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–1

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Who won Islanders vs Capitals on December 31, 2019?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Casey Cizikas (2), Brock Nelson, Tom Kuhnhackl.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Tom Wilson.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🌲MIN 3–1 AfterJan 2 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 2–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 28 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–6 AfterJan 3 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3

Also on December 31

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