NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
New York Islanders vs Washington Capitals overnight into Thursday, March 18
00:00
Swedish time
in 124 days and 8 hours
Local time: 19:00, Wednesday, March 17
New York Islanders visit Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena overnight into Thursday, March 18. The puck drops at 00:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Islanders are 5th in the Metropolitan with 20 points from 18 games, while Capitals are 4th in the Metropolitan with 20 points from 17. It is meeting 4 of 4 between the teams this season. 5 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Simon Holmström and Victor Eklund.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| NYI | Comparison | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Points | 20 |
| 18 | Games | 17 |
| 8-6-4 | W-L-OT | 10-7-0 |
| 5th Metropolitan | In the division | 4th Metropolitan |
| 19th | In the NHL | 18th |
| 3.00 | Goals per game | 3.41 |
| 3.00 | Against per game | 3.41 |
| 0 | Goal difference | 0 |
| 4-3-3 | Last 10 | 6-4-0 |
| W1 | Streak | L1 |
| 4-3-2 | Road / home this year | 7-4-0 |
| 1 day | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 13, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
WSH52 %129 wins
NYI43 %107 wins
Capitals have won 52% of the meetings.13 ties (5 %)
NYI@WSH
1–4February 3, 2026 · 9mo ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
WSH@NYI
4–1November 30, 2025 · 11mo ago
3Swedes in actionNYI@WSH
3–1November 1, 2025 · 1y ago
2Swedes in action0 G2 A2 P
WSH@NYI
4–2October 12, 2025 · 1y ago
3Swedes in actionWSH@NYI
3–1April 16, 2025 · 1y ago
3Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P