Players who played for the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals

New York Islanders
Washington Capitals

36 players

36 players have played for both the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals. Brendan Witt spent the most seasons with the two: 4 with the New York Islanders and 10 with the Washington Capitals. On a roster now: Anthony Beauvillier, Semyon Varlamov, and Dennis Cholowski. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.

Players who played for the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals, with their years at each
PlayerPosNYIWSH
Brendan WittD2006–2010 · 4 seasons1995–2006 · 10 seasons
Joe ReekieD1989–1992 · 3 seasons1994–2002 · 8 seasons
Anthony BeauvillierLW2016–2023 · 7 seasons2024–2026 · 2 seasons
Semyon VarlamovG2019–2025 · 6 seasons2008–2011 · 3 seasons
Jason ChimeraLW2016–2018 · 2 seasons2009–2016 · 7 seasons
John ErskineD2005–2006 · 1 season2006–2014 · 8 seasons
Chris SimonLW2006–2008 · 2 seasons1996–2003 · 7 seasons
Richard ZednikRW2006–2007 · 1 season1995–2007 · 7 seasons
Craig BerubeLW2000–2001 · 1 season1993–2001 · 7 seasons
Jack HillenD2007–2011 · 4 seasons2012–2015 · 3 seasons
Michal NeuvirthG2014–2015 · 1 season2008–2014 · 6 seasons
Zdeno CharaD1997–2022 · 5 seasons2020–2021 · 1 season
Roman HamrlikD2000–2004 · 4 seasons2011–2013 · 2 seasons
Tom PotiD2006–2007 · 1 season2007–2013 · 5 seasons
Milan JurcinaD2010–2012 · 2 seasons2006–2010 · 4 seasons
Aaron NessD2011–2014 · 2 seasons2015–2018 · 3 seasons
Jaroslav HalakG2014–2018 · 4 seasons2013–2014 · 1 season
Keith AucoinC2012–2013 · 1 season2008–2012 · 4 seasons
Kip MillerLW1994–2002 · 3 seasons2002–2004 · 2 seasons
Joe SaccoLW1997–1999 · 2 seasons1999–2002 · 3 seasons
Trevor LindenC1997–1999 · 2 seasons2000–2002 · 2 seasons
Jeff TomsLW2000–2001 · 1 season1997–2000 · 3 seasons
Dennis CholowskiD2022–2025 · 2 seasons2021–2022 · 1 season
Richard PanikRW2021–2022 · 1 season2019–2021 · 2 seasons
Mikhail GrabovskiC2014–2016 · 2 seasons2013–2014 · 1 season
Joel RechliczRW2008–2010 · 2 seasons2011–2012 · 1 season
Viktor KozlovRW2006–2007 · 1 season2007–2009 · 2 seasons
Jamie HewardD1999–2000 · 1 season2005–2007 · 2 seasons
Mathieu BironD1999–2001 · 2 seasons2005–2006 · 1 season
Benoit HogueLW1992–1994 · 2 seasons2001–2002 · 1 season
Tom ChorskeRW1997–1999 · 2 seasons1998–1999 · 1 season
Josh GreenC1999–2000 · 1 season2002–2003 · 1 season
Chris FerraroC1999–2000 · 1 season2001–2002 · 1 season
Garry GalleyD2000–2001 · 1 season1987–1988 · 1 season
David HarlockD1998–1999 · 1 season1997–1998 · 1 season
Brian CurranD1986–1987 · 1 season1993–1994 · 1 season

Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.

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