New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, 2027-01-22

Where to watch Islanders at Capitals

Lineups

The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.

Season series

First meeting of the season

• Dec 30, 2026WSH at NYI
• Jan 22, 2027Tonight
• Mar 1, 2027WSH at NYI
• Mar 17, 2027NYI at WSH

By the numbers

Islanders5-3-2		Capitals5-4-0
2.9019th	GF / game	11th3.33
2.203rd	GA / game	20th3.22
20.0%19th	Power play	19th20.0%
88.2%4th	Penalty kill	17th80.0%
54.5%3rd	Faceoffs	15th50.9%

2026-27 regular season, with league rank.

Leaders

Points

Matthew Schaefer

#48 · D

5

Ryan Leonard

#9 · R

5

Goals

Simon Holmstrom

#92 · R

3

Boone Jenner

#22 · C

3

Assists

Matthew Schaefer

#48 · D

4

Ryan Leonard

#9 · R

3

2026-27 regular season.

In goal

Islanders

Semyon Varlamov#40

0-1-2 · 2.25 GAA · .899 SV%

Ilya Sorokin#30

5-2-0 · 1.72 GAA · .934 SV% · 1 SO

Capitals

Logan Thompson#48

4-3-0 · 2.90 GAA · .901 SV%

Charlie Lindgren#79

1-1-0 · 3.06 GAA · .897 SV%

2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.