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2020-21 regular season

Capitals at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Islanders beat Capitals 8–4 at UBS Arena on April 1, 2021.

WSH – NYI
22–33
Shots on goal
1/1–0/2
Power play
26–20
Hits
8–15
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 🏝️ NYI
Mathew Barzal
3 G, 2 A
8 shots · 17:42 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Jordan Eberle
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:48 TOI
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Josh Bailey
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 16:58 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 John Carlson Go-ahead 1st · 01:01
Assists: Tom Wilson, Conor Sheary · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–0
🏝️ Jordan Eberle Tying 1st · 05:02
Assists: Leo Komarov, Mathew Barzal · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–1
🏝️ Mathew Barzal Go-ahead 1st · 16:09
Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–2
🏝️ Brock Nelson 1st · 17:32
Assists: Josh Bailey · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–3
🦅 Daniel Sprong 1st · 17:54
Assists: Lars Eller · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–3
🏝️ Mathew Barzal 1st · 18:53
Assists: Jordan Eberle, Scott Mayfield · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–4
2nd period
🏝️ Casey Cizikas 2nd · 03:03
Assists: Cal Clutterbuck · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–5
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP 2nd · 06:47
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–5
🏝️ Jordan Eberle 2nd · 08:08
Assists: Mathew Barzal, Andy Greene · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–6
🦅 John Carlson 2nd · 19:01
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Daniel Sprong · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–6
3rd period
🏝️ Josh Bailey 3rd · 03:13
Assists: Brock Nelson, Anthony Beauvillier · beat Ilya Samsonov
4–7
🏝️ Mathew Barzal 3rd · 18:54
Assists: Josh Bailey, Scott Mayfield · beat Ilya Samsonov
4–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Oshie · Wilson 17:31
L2 Ovechkin · Sheary · Kuznetsov 16:31
L3 Vrana · Eller · Sprong 14:00
L4 Hagelin · Dowd · Hathaway 11:45
D1 Schultz · Orlov 22:00
D2 Carlson · Dillon 19:59
D3 Chara · Jensen 17:37
🏝️Islanders
L1 Barzal · Cizikas · Bailey 16:58
L2 Pageau · Nelson · Clutterbuck 15:53
L3 Martin · Eberle · Komarov 14:48
L4 Beauvillier · Johnston · Wahlstrom 11:32
D1 Pulock · Leddy 22:55
D2 Mayfield · Pelech 20:38
D3 Greene · Dobson 15:24

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NYI🏝️
22 Shots on goal 33
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
26 Hits 20
8 Blocked shots 15
2 Takeaways 10
9 Giveaways 9
19 Penalty minutes 17
WSH shooting 18.2% (4/22) NYI shooting 24.2% (8/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
18/24
.750 SV% · 6 GA · 43:34 TOI
Vitek Vanecek
7/9
.778 SV% · 2 GA · 16:26 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Semyon Varlamov
18/22
.818 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located
John Carlson · 1st 01:01 · 1–0 Jordan Eberle · 1st 05:02 · 1–1 Mathew Barzal · 1st 16:09 · 1–2 Brock Nelson · 1st 17:32 · 1–3 Daniel Sprong · 1st 17:54 · 2–3 Mathew Barzal · 1st 18:53 · 2–4 Casey Cizikas · 2nd 03:03 · 2–5 T.J. Oshie · 2nd 06:47 · 3–5 Jordan Eberle · 2nd 08:08 · 3–6 John Carlson · 2nd 19:01 · 4–6 Josh Bailey · 3rd 03:13 · 4–7 Mathew Barzal · 3rd 18:54 · 4–8
WSH NYI
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–4
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 4–6
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Mar 162021 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Jan 282021 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Jan 262021 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Aug 202020 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Aug 182020 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 3–2
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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on April 1, 2021?

Islanders won 8–4. The final score was Capitals 4, Islanders 8.

Who scored for Capitals?

John Carlson (2), Daniel Sprong, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mathew Barzal (3), Jordan Eberle (2), Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas, Josh Bailey.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 18 saves on 24 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 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?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 30 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 2–5 AfterApr 2 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMar 29 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–2 AfterApr 3 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 2–3
Also on April 1
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