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Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, November 2, 1996 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 6-1 on Saturday, November 2, 1996 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Capitals outshot the Islanders 29-20.

Ziggy Palffy scored twice and Derek King scored twice. Marty Mcinnis, Bryan McCabe and Steve Konowalchuk also scored.

Eric Fichaud made 28 saves on 29 shots for the win; Olie Kolzig stopped 14 of 20.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH010129
New York IslandersNYI330620

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

Team stats

WSHNYI
29Shots on goal20
0%Faceoff %0%
1/5Power play2/5
12Penalty minutes12
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0

Penalties

  • 1st 00:16Steve Konowalchuk · interference2 min
  • 1st 13:56Ken Klee · high sticking double minor4 min
  • 1st 17:41Dan Plante · roughing2 min
  • 1st 17:41Dale Hunter · roughing2 min
  • 1st 18:20Ziggy Palffy · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 01:46Joe Reekie · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 04:15Darius Kasparaitis · hooking obstruction2 min
  • 2nd 13:12Andrew Brunette · interference2 min
  • 2nd 19:04Claude Lapointe · hooking obstruction2 min
  • 3rd 06:10Derek Armstrong · tripping obstruction2 min
  • 3rd 18:19Derek Armstrong · hooking2 min

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