The Washington Capitals have traveled north to try and find their first win of the 2025-26 season. After dropping their Home Opener to the Boston Bruins on Wednesday, the Capitals are in the Big Apple to play the New York Islanders at UBS Arena.

Alex Ovechkin is also looking for his first goal of the season and will be back in the arena where he broke Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record last April. Ovechkin is just three goals away from becoming the first player in NHL history to record 900 career goals.

The Capitals will also get their first look at defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the first overall selection in the 2025 NHL Draft.

Last season, the Capitals went 2-1 against the Islanders, winning their lone game at home and splitting two on the road. The Islanders will be without forward Jonathan Drouin due to suspension, and Ilya Sorokin will man their net after taking a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

Puck drop for Capitals-Islanders is at 7:00 pm on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin will have the call.

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Washington Capitals

McMichael

Strome

Ovechkin

Beauvillier

Lapierre

Leonard

New York Islanders

Shabanov

Pageau

Holmstrom

Gatcomb

Cizikas

Tsyplakov

Tunnel shenanigans

1st Period

Puck is dropped. Duhaime-Dowd-Sourdif and Sandin-Roy get the start for the Capitals.

🚨 1-0 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Martin Fehervary (1). Assists: A. Ovechkin (1), J. Carlson (1). Time: 01:50.

Martin Fehervary has the Capitals on the board first after cleaning up a rebound from an Alex Ovechkin shot. The Caps captain grabs his first point of the season.

The Capitals have held the Islanders to just one shot through half of the first period.

🚨 2-0 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Aliaksei Protas (1). Assists: J. Chychrun (2), T. Wilson (1). Time: 13:51.

Aliaksei Protas pounces on an Islanders mistake and rifles a shot past Ilya Sorokin to double Washington’s lead.

Ryan Leonard makes a tremendous diving defensive play to take away a breakaway chance from Bo Horvat.

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