Islanders 2–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 26, 2021)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 24:02 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Justin Schultz

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:05 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Vitek Vanecek

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 John Carlson PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:06

Assists: Justin Schultz, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Semyon Varlamov

0–1

🏝️ Noah Dobson Tying 1st · 15:33

Assists: Mathew Barzal, Jordan Eberle · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Mathew Barzal Go-ahead 2nd · 10:01

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–1

🦅 Daniel Sprong Tying 2nd · 17:21

Assists: Daniel Carr, John Carlson · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Justin Schultz Go-ahead 3rd · 19:33

Assists: Garnet Hathaway, Brenden Dillon · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Barzal · Nelson · Bailey 20:41

L2 Lee · Pageau · Eberle 18:14

L3 Bellows · Clutterbuck · Komarov 11:17

L4 Martin · Johnston · Cizikas 8:53

D1 Pulock · Pelech 22:52

D2 Leddy · Mayfield 18:54

D3 Greene · Dobson 17:26

🦅Capitals

L1 Vrana · Backstrom · Oshie 16:25

L2 Hagelin · Eller · Dowd 15:10

L3 Sheary · Hathaway · Panik 14:27

L4 Carr · Sgarbossa · Sprong 11:22

D1 Carlson · Chara 22:20

D2 Schultz · van Riemsdyk 19:18

D3 Siegenthaler · Dillon 17:24

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 37

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

18 Hits 14

21 Blocked shots 16

2 Takeaways 0

3 Giveaways 8

7 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 5.9% (2/34) WSH shooting 8.1% (3/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Semyon Varlamov

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 59:38 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NYI WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-0-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Aug 202020 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Aug 182020 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 Aug 162020 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 OT Aug 142020 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Aug 122020 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 4–2

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Who won Islanders vs Capitals on January 26, 2021?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Islanders 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mathew Barzal, Noah Dobson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Daniel Sprong, John Carlson, Justin Schultz.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeJan 24 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 0–2 AfterJan 28 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–6

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterJan 28 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–6

Also on January 26

🐧PIT 2–3 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 2–3 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 5–3 😈NJD 🐆FLA 4–3 🧥CBJ 🪶CHI 2–3 🐯NSH 🛢️EDM 4–6 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 2–1 🌲MIN 🐙DET 1–2 ⭐DAL

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