Head-to-head
New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals
- Islanders
- 17-22-5
- Capitals
- 27-16-1
in the regular season since 2016–17 · 44 games · Playoff series: NYI 1, WSH 0
Next game
2026–27 season series
Recent meetings
- Feb 2, 2026NYI1@WSH4Final
- Nov 30, 2025WSH4@NYI1Final
- Oct 31, 2025NYI3@WSH1Final
- Oct 11, 2025WSH4@NYI2Final
- Apr 15, 2025WSH3@NYI1Final
- Apr 6, 2025WSH1@NYI4Final
- Nov 29, 2024NYI4@WSH5OT
- Dec 29, 2023WSH1@NYI5Final
- Dec 20, 2023NYI2@WSH3OT
- Nov 11, 2023WSH4@NYI1Final
Season by season
| Season | NYI | WSH | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0 | – |
| 2024–25 | 1-1-1 | 2-1-0 | – |
| 2023–24 | 2-1-1 | 2-2-0 | – |
| 2022–23 | 1-2-1 | 3-0-1 | – |
| 2021–22 | 2-1-1 | 2-2-0 | – |
| 2020–21 | 2-5-1 | 6-2-0 | – |
| 2019–20 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0 | NYI won 4–1 · First round |
| 2018–19 | 2-2-0 | 2-2-0 | – |
| 2017–18 | 1-3-0 | 3-1-0 | – |
| 2016–17 | 3-2-0 | 2-3-0 | – |
Regular-season records are wins, losses and overtime losses (W-L-OTL). Preseason games don’t count.