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Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Tuesday, November 7, 1989 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5–3 on Tuesday, November 7, 1989 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 29–20.

Pat LaFontaine scored twice. Mike Ridley, Dino Ciccarelli, Dale Hunter, Brent Sutter, Stephen Leach and Michal Pivonka also scored.

Don Beaupre made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Glenn Healy stopped 15 of 19.

Goals
Washington CapitalsWSH122520
New York IslandersNYI012329

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Team stats

WSHNYI
2029
0%0%
1/41/3
810
00
00
00
00

Penalties

  • 0:18 into the first periodDave Chyzowski · slashing2 min
  • 3:19 into the first periodGerald Diduck · holding2 min
  • 10:38 into the first periodMarc Bergevin · high sticking2 min
  • 10:38 into the first periodMike Ridley · roughing2 min
  • 6:04 into the second periodRod Langway · holding2 min
  • 15:15 into the second periodYvon Corriveau · high sticking2 min
  • 8:25 into the third periodScott Stevens · holding2 min
  • 10:48 into the third periodJoe Reekie · delaying game2 min
  • 18:22 into the third periodBryan Trottier · high sticking2 min

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