New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Islanders

36-34-10, 82 PTS

4-1

Final

Capitals

44-24-12, 100 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NYI shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NYI	13	5	8	26
WSH	10	9	14	33

In net

Ilya Sorokin32/33 SV, .970

Ilya Samsonov22/26 SV, .846

Team	1	2	3	T
NYI	1	0	3	4
WSH	1	0	0	1

Who won: Islanders 4-1

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 2-1. The Islanders outscored the Capitals 3-0 in the 3rd period. Anders Lee led the Islanders in goals (1). Conor Sheary led the Capitals in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 2-1.
Islanders 17-19-5 on the road; Capitals 19-16-6 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Islanders11th in Eastern Conference

Alexander Romanov D
Knee, Surgery, right
Out
Mathew Barzal C
Knee
Injured Reserve

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Islanders11th in Eastern Conference

Ilya Sorokin G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Ilya Samsonov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 2-1

Last meeting: Capitals 4, Islanders 3 (Mar 15)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Brian Pochmara (Referee), Mitch Dunning (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), Justin Johnson (Linesman)