Capitals 1–5 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2023)

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

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · 15:43 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Julien Gauthier

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 09:48 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bo Horvat

2 A

2 shots · 19:19 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Jean-Gabriel Pageau Go-ahead 2nd · 04:51

Assists: Alexander Romanov, Julien Gauthier · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–1

🏝️ Noah Dobson 2nd · 06:01

Assists: Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–2

3rd period

🏝️ Julien Gauthier 3rd · 10:10

Assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Bo Horvat · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–3

🏝️ Julien Gauthier 3rd · 10:28

Assists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Samuel Bolduc · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–4

🏝️ Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3rd · 14:26

Assists: Simon Holmstrom · beat Darcy Kuemper

0–5

🦅 Nicolas Aube-Kubel 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Rasmus Sandin, Nick Jensen · beat Ilya Sorokin

1–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Protas · Kuznetsov 17:06

L2 Strome · Mantha · Aube-Kubel 15:10

L3 Dowd · McMichael · Wilson 14:09

L4 Malenstyn · Lapierre · Phillips 11:22

D1 Carlson · Sandin 26:14

D2 Jensen · Edmundson 22:21

D3 van Riemsdyk · Fehervary 10:35

🏝️Islanders

L1 Barzal · Horvat · Nelson 19:19

L2 Lee · Palmieri · Pageau 16:11

L3 Engvall · Clutterbuck · Holmstrom 13:52

L4 Martin · Fasching · Gauthier 11:32

D1 Dobson · Romanov 23:22

D2 Aho · Bolduc 18:24

D3 Reilly · Bortuzzo 16:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 32

15 Hits 25

16 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 13

11 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 3.7% (1/27) NYI shooting 15.6% (5/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Darcy Kuemper

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 53:14 TOI

Charlie Lindgren Shutout

3/3

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 06:46 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH NYI

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 7-8-5 (35% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 202023 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 OT Nov 112023 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–1 Nov 22023 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–0 Apr 102023 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Mar 292023 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Islanders on December 29, 2023?

Islanders won 5–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicolas Aube-Kubel.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2), Julien Gauthier (2), Noah Dobson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 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 27 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–5 AfterDec 30 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–2

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 27 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 7–0 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–3

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