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Capitals vs Islanders

All about Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders in the NHL: when the teams meet next, how the latest games ended, who has won the most meetings since 1974–75 and which Swedes play for the two teams.

The teams have met 249 times in the regular season since 1974–75: Capitals have won 129, Islanders 107 and 13 games ended in a tie.

When do Capitals and Islanders play next?

No more games between Capitals and Islanders are scheduled.

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Latest games between Capitals and Islanders

(15)
NYI@WSH
1–4February 3, 2026 · 8mo ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action
0 G1 A1 P
WSH@NYI
4–1November 30, 2025 · 10mo ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action
NYI@WSH
3–1November 1, 2025 · 11mo ago
Swedish flag2Swedes in action
0 G2 A2 P
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WSH@NYI
4–2October 12, 2025 · 1y ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action
WSH@NYI
3–1April 16, 2025 · 1y ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action
0 G1 A1 P
WSH@NYI
1–4April 6, 2025 · 1y ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action
0 G1 A1 P
NYI@WSHOT
4–5November 29, 2024 · 1y ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action
2 G0 A2 P
WSH@NYI
1–5December 30, 2023 · 2y ago
Swedish flag4Swedes in action
0 G2 A2 P
NYI@WSHOT
2–3December 21, 2023 · 2y ago
Swedish flag4Swedes in action
WSH@NYI
4–1November 12, 2023 · 2y ago
Swedish flag5Swedes in action
0 G1 A1 P
NYI@WSH
3–0November 3, 2023 · 2y ago
Swedish flag5Swedes in action
1 G1 A2 P
NYI@WSH
2–5April 11, 2023 · 3y ago
Swedish flag5Swedes in action
1 G2 A3 P
NYI@WSHSO
2–1March 30, 2023 · 3y ago
Swedish flag4Swedes in action
1 G0 A1 P
WSH@NYI
5–1March 12, 2023 · 3y ago
Swedish flag5Swedes in action
2 G3 A5 P
WSH@NYIOT
4–3January 17, 2023 · 3y ago
Swedish flag5Swedes in action
1 G3 A4 P

The Swedes on Capitals and Islanders

WSHSwedes in Washington Capitals
NYISwedes in New York Islanders

The Swedes in Capitals vs Islanders

All time

Most points

1WSHNicklas Bäckström
65 P16+49 · 72 GP
2WSHBengt-Åke Gustafsson
64 P22+42 · 68 GP
3WSHCalle Johansson
59 P10+49 · 73 GP
4NYIStefan Persson
33 P3+30 · 59 GP
5NYITomas Jonsson
32 P4+28 · 65 GP

Most goals

1WSHBengt-Åke Gustafsson
22 G64 P · 68 GP
2WSHNicklas Bäckström
16 G65 P · 72 GP
3NYIRobert Nyström
14 G30 P · 64 GP
4WSHCalle Johansson
10 G59 P · 73 GP
5NYIAnders Kallur
6 G20 P · 42 GP

Most saves

1NYITommy Salo
290 SV3 W · 12 GP · .906
2NYITommy Söderström
220 SV1 W · 9 GP · .876
3NYIRobin Lehner
29 SV1 W · 1 GP · 1.000
4NYIAnders Nilsson
27 SV0 W · 1 GP · .900

Head-to-head record: Capitals vs Islanders

Regular season, all time

WSH52 %129 wins
NYI43 %107 wins
Capitals have won 52% of the meetings.13 ties (5 %)
Games
249
1974–75 – 2025–26
WSHCapitals wins
129
NYIIslanders wins
107
13 ties
Goals
775–783
Capitals–Islanders

Playoffs, all time

WSH40 %17 wins
NYI60 %25 wins
Islanders have won 60% of the meetings.
Games
42
1982–83 – 2019–20
WSHCapitals wins
17
NYIIslanders wins
25
Goals
112–131
Capitals–Islanders

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Swedes in Washington Capitals

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