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Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders

Capitals

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
L. Thompson	5	3	0	0	2.78	.903
C. Lindgren	2	1	0	0	2.98	.886

Islanders

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
I. Sorokin	5	3	0	1	2.26	.919
S. Varlamov	1	1	2	0	2.40	.891

UBS Arena

4:00 PM, December 30, 2026

Elmont, NY

WSH

NYI

Points

Dylan StromeC #17

12PTS

Bo HorvatC #14

13PTS

Goals

Alex TuchRW #89

0PPG

32S

Bo HorvatC #14

3PPG

38S

Assists

Dylan StromeC #17

2PPA

5+/-

Matthew SchaeferD #48

3PPA

1+/-

Washington Capitals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Vincent Desharnais D	IR	Dec 5
Rasmus Sandin D	IR-LT	Dec 26
Patrick Thomas C	IR-NR	Nov 14

New York Islanders

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Matias Maccelli LW	IR	Nov 17
Calum Ritchie C	IR	Dec 1
Alexander Romanov D	IR	Apr 8
Mathew Barzal C	IR-NR	Nov 7

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
WSH	3.55	3.09	27.7	28.1	109	6	19.4	7	80.6	1	0
NYI	2.92	2.58	26.1	26.3	129	6	15.8	6	85.4	2	0

Capitals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/28/26	vsPHI	W5-2
10/24/26	vsBUF	W4-3 OT
10/20/26	vsLA	L5-2
10/17/26	vsNJ	W4-2
10/14/26	vsMTL	W5-4

Islanders Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/27/26	@NSH	W4-3 SO
10/25/26	@DAL	L6-3
10/22/26	vsLA	L3-2 OT
10/20/26	vsANA	W3-2
10/17/26	@TOR	W4-1

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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	10	2	2	22
New Jersey	8	5	0	16
NY Rangers	7	6	1	15
Washington	7	4	0	14
NY Islanders	6	4	2	14
Pittsburgh	5	6	1	11
Columbus	5	5	0	10
Philadelphia	3	8	4	10

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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

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