Capitals–Islanders rivalry
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The Capitals–Islanders rivalry is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders. Both teams compete in the NHL's Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. The two teams were fierce rivals mainly during the 1980s and early 1990s, although tensions have flared once more in the late 2010s and early 2020s.[2]
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First meeting | October 20, 1974[1] |
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Latest meeting | December 29, 2023 |
Next meeting | November 29, 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 284 |
All-time series | 141–123–13–7 (WSH) |
Regular season series | 124–98–13–7 (WSH) |
Postseason results | 25–17 (NYI) |
Largest victory | NYI 8–1 WSH March 23, 1982 November 30, 1991 NYI 7–0 WSH December 29, 1974 |
Longest win streak | WSH W11 |
Current win streak | NYI W1 |
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