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New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals

Regular season · Monday, February 2, 2026 · Capital One Arena

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Final

SOG 30–25

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Monday, February 2, 2026 at Capital One Arena. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 30-25.

Goals came from Mathew Barzal, Martin Fehérváry, Anthony Beauvillier, Nic Dowd and John Carlson.

Clay Stevenson made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; David Rittich stopped 21 of 24.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
New York IslandersNYI100130
Washington CapitalsWSH022425

Three stars

  1. ★1st starClay StevensonWSH · .967 SV%
  2. ★2nd starMartin FehérváryWSH · 1G 0A
  3. ★3rd starNic DowdWSH · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

  • Mathew Barzal (15)Unassisted1–016:38 NYI

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:25

1–1 · 2nd 5:29 · Fehérváry. Palat was 1:25 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYI on iceWSH on ice

1–0 NYI

1st 16:38 · Barzal

Long shift: Chychrun 1:14

1–1 WSH

2nd 5:29 · Fehérváry

Long shift: Palat 1:25

1–2 WSH

2nd 6:00 · Beauvillier

Lee 0:31

1–3 WSH

3rd 8:46 · Dowd

DeAngelo 0:59

1–4 WSH

3rd 17:35 · EN · Carlson

Palat 0:14

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NYIWSH
30Shots on goal25
50%Faceoff %50%
0/2Power play0/4
13Penalty minutes9
18Hits27
12Blocked shots23
14Giveaways16
4Takeaways6

Penalties

  • 1st 02:26Nic Dowd · slashing2 min
  • 1st 10:51Matthew Schaefer · holding2 min
  • 1st 19:41Tom Wilson · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 01:47Scott Mayfield · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 01:47Scott Mayfield · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 01:47Tom Wilson · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 03:37Carson Soucy · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 18:51Anthony Duclair · slashing2 min

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