Capitals at Islanders
Capitals 4, Islanders 1 · first star Tom Wilson (2 G, 1 A).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Islanders 1
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Capitals attack left, Islanders attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 6 marks in a team's own end are attempts logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net; 2 empty-net goals are drawn as diamonds. Boxscore shots on goal: WSH 19, NYI 31.
Shots by period
| Period | WSH SOG | WSH G | NYI SOG | NYI G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2nd | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 3rd | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 4 | 31 | 1 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | WSH SOG | WSH G | NYI SOG | NYI G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 18 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Power play | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Short-handed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Into an empty net | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Attempt share by period
Islanders took 54.9% of the shot attempts, and 55.6% of the 90 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Islanders and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Capitals hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | NYI CF% | NYI FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 50.0 | 51.9 |
| 2nd | 63.3 | 65.7 |
| 3rd | 46.4 | 50.0 |
| Game | 54.9 | 57.1 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
1st period
- 07:37
Tom Wilson (14) PP Alex Ovechkin (13), Ryan Leonard (8) · tip-in 1–0
2nd period
- 13:58
Tom Wilson (15) Unassisted · backhand 2–0
3rd period
- 13:43
Bo Horvat (15) PP Ryan Pulock (11), Matthew Schaefer (11) · snap 2–1 - 18:49
Aliaksei Protas (7) EN Matt Roy (5), Tom Wilson (14) · slap 3–1 - 19:29
Alex Ovechkin (12) EN Anthony Beauvillier (4) · wrist 4–1
Three stars
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Tom Wilson WSH · R #43 · 2 G, 1 A -
Logan Thompson WSH · G #48 · 0 GA, .968 SV% -
Bo Horvat NYI · C #14 · 1 G, 0 A
Boxscore
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19:29 |
| | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:54 |
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:19 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:55 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22:38 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:31 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:11 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:54 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:39 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:16 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:36 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:46 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:40 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | W | 31 | 1 | .968 | 60:00 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21:31 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26:12 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24:02 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:29 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:54 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16:41 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:13 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:04 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:54 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:43 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:47 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:26 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:07 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:57 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | L | 17 | 2 | .882 | 57:33 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.