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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	7	5	0	0	3.17	.888
C. Lindgren	3	3	0	0	3.08	.867

Islanders

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
I. Sorokin	7	4	2	1	2.53	.915
S. Varlamov	1	2	2	0	2.72	.892

UBS Arena

4:00 PM, December 30, 2026

Elmont, NY

WSH

NYI

Points

Dylan StromeC #17

16PTS

13A

Bo HorvatC #14

18PTS

10A

Goals

Alex TuchRW #89

11G

0PPG

45S

Bo HorvatC #14

4PPG

58S

Assists

Dylan StromeC #17

13A

4PPA

-5+/-

Matthew SchaeferD #48

12A

5PPA

-4+/-

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-LT	Nov 25
Vincent Desharnais D	IR	Dec 5

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	OUT	Nov 17
Calum Ritchie C	IR	Dec 1
Alexander Romanov D	IR	Apr 8

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
WSH	3.41	3.41	27.2	27.8	174	9	19.6	13	77.2	1	0
NYI	2.94	2.89	25.6	29.2	243	9	16.4	9	85.7	2	0

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsNJ	L7-4
11/12/26	@NJ	L5-2
11/10/26	@OTT	W3-2 OT
11/7/26	vsFLA	W4-3
11/3/26	vsDAL	L6-5

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/12/26	@LA	W5-2
11/9/26	@SJ	L3-2 SO
11/7/26	vsNJ	L5-4 OT
11/5/26	vsCAR	L5-3
10/31/26	vsEDM	L4-0

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/30

Capitals
Islanders

Game 1

12/30

Islanders
Capitals

Game 2

1/22

Capitals
Islanders

Game 3

3/1

Islanders
Capitals

Game 4

3/17

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	8	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Oettinger makes 22 saves as the Stars beat the Sabres 2-0

— Jake Oettinger made 22 saves to lead the Dallas Stars to a 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, just two days after being pulled after allowing a season-high six goals.

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

— Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.

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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Scoring Leaders

Dylan StromeC #17

Bo HorvatC #14

Alex TuchRW #89

Bo HorvatC #14

Dylan StromeC #17

Matthew SchaeferD #48

Injury Report

Team Stats

Oettinger makes 22 saves as the Stars beat the Sabres 2-0

Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals