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New York Islanders

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33 - 54
Washington Capitals

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New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals

Head-to-Head History (2010–2027)

87

Total Games

33

Islanders Wins

54

Capitals Wins

0

Draws

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All Matchups (91)

Wed, Mar 17, 2027
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
Scheduled
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Mar 1, 2027
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
Scheduled
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Fri, Jan 22, 2027
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
Scheduled
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Wed, Dec 30, 2026
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
Scheduled
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Mon, Feb 2, 2026
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sun, Nov 30, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 1
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Fri, Oct 31, 2025
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 2
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 1
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Sun, Apr 6, 2025
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 4
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Fri, Nov 29, 2024
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Dec 29, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 5
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 11, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 1
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Thu, Nov 2, 2023
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 0
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Apr 10, 2023
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 5
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Wed, Mar 29, 2023
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Mar 11, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
5 - 1
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 3
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 5
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Jan 15, 2022
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 0
UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
Tue, Apr 27, 2021
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
0 - 1
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Apr 24, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
6 - 3
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Thu, Apr 22, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 0
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Apr 6, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
0 - 1
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Thu, Apr 1, 2021
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 8
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Jan 28, 2021
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 6
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Tue, Jan 26, 2021
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Aug 20, 2020
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 0
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Tue, Aug 18, 2020
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 2
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Sun, Aug 16, 2020
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 2
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
5 - 2
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 2
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
5 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Sat, Jan 18, 2020
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
6 - 4
NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Dec 31, 2019
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 3
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Oct 4, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 1
NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Sat, Apr 6, 2019
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 0
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Fri, Mar 1, 2019
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 1
NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Fri, Jan 18, 2019
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 0
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Mon, Nov 26, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 1
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 6
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
7 - 3
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Mon, Dec 11, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 3
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Thu, Nov 2, 2017
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Tue, Jan 31, 2017
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 3
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Tue, Dec 27, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 4
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Tue, Dec 13, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 2
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Thu, Dec 1, 2016
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 0
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Oct 15, 2016
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sun, Oct 9, 2016
NHL Preseason
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
0 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Oct 1, 2016
NHL Preseason
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 1
Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, CT
Tue, Apr 5, 2016
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Feb 18, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 2
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Thu, Feb 4, 2016
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Jan 7, 2016
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 1
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Sun, Oct 4, 2015
NHL Preseason
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Sep 28, 2015
NHL Preseason
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 1
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Mon, Apr 27, 2015
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Apr 25, 2015
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 3
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Thu, Apr 23, 2015
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Apr 21, 2015
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 1
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Sun, Apr 19, 2015
NHL Playoffs
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
1 - 2
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Fri, Apr 17, 2015
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 4
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Wed, Apr 15, 2015
NHL Playoffs
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 1
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Feb 21, 2015
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Mon, Dec 29, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 4
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Fri, Nov 28, 2014
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Wed, Nov 26, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 3
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Sat, Apr 5, 2014
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
4 - 3
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Feb 4, 2014
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 0
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 30, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 2
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Nov 5, 2013
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 6
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Thu, Apr 4, 2013
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Mar 26, 2013
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Mar 9, 2013
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 5
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Mar 13, 2012
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
5 - 4
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Feb 28, 2012
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
2 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
3 - 0
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Nov 5, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 5
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Tue, Mar 1, 2011
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Feb 26, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 2
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
2 - 1
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Wed, Oct 13, 2010
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
1 - 2
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
7 - 2
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Wed, Nov 11, 2009
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 5
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
NHL Regular Season
New York Islanders @ Washington Capitals
4 - 3
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Sat, Oct 24, 2009
NHL Regular Season
Washington Capitals @ New York Islanders
3 - 2
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals have faced each other 91 times in the NHL. The all-time series record is 33-54. View the complete head-to-head matchup history between these two NHL teams.

Series records

Decided meetings only, 2009–2026. Every number is from the games listed above.

Longest New York Islanders run
4 straight · Feb 10 – Aug 16, 2020
Longest Washington Capitals run
6 straight · Nov 11, 2009 – Mar 1, 2011
Biggest New York Islanders win
4-0 · Aug 20, 2020
Biggest Washington Capitals win
7-2 · Jan 26, 2010
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