Islanders 2, Capitals 6
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Apr 12, 1997 at USAir Arena.
Top performers
Doug Houda had 2 assists for the Islanders.
Eric Fichaud made 32 saves on 38 shots for the Islanders.
Calle Johansson had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Capitals.
Bill Ranford made 20 saves on 22 shots for the Capitals.
Before and after
- Islanders · 1996-97 season · Previous Apr 11, 1997: CAR 4, NYI 6 · Next Oct 3, 1997: NYI 2, NYR 2
- Capitals · 1996-97 season · Previous Apr 10, 1997: MTL 2, WSH 3 · Next Apr 13, 1997: WSH 8, BUF 3
Other Islanders vs Capitals games
| Mar 2, 1997 |  NYI at  WSH | 2-0 | Regular |
| Dec 7, 1996 | WSH at NYI | 0-2 | Regular |
| Nov 29, 1996 | NYI at WSH | 2-0 | Regular |
| Nov 2, 1996 | WSH at NYI | 1-6 | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2026 | NYI at WSH | 1-4 | Regular |
| Nov 30, 2025 | WSH at NYI | 4-1 | Regular |
