Venue & Game Details
Stadium: Capital One Arena, 601 F Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: Monumental Sports Network (DC), MSGSN (NY), NHL Network
Injury Report
New York Islanders: No major injuries reported; full roster expected.
Washington Capitals: No major injuries listed; top six forwards and defensive pairings intact.
Key Player Matchups
Bo Horvat (NYI) vs. Dylan Strome (WSH): Horvat leads the Islanders with 5 goals and 7 points, while Strome has 10 points (2G, 8A) and is winning 56% of his faceoffs.
Mathew Barzal (NYI) vs. Aliaksei Protas (WSH): Barzal’s playmaking (5 points) is crucial for New York’s transition game, while Protas has been a surprise with 4 goals and 9 points.
Goaltending Battle:
Ilya Sorokin (NYI): 2-3-0, 3.90 GAA, .873 SV%
Logan Thompson (WSH): 4-1-0, 1.60 GAA, .927 SV%
Team Recent Form
New York Islanders:
Last 5: L-L-L-W-W
Last Game: 6-2 loss at Carolina
Strength: Scoring depth (34 goals in 10 games, 3.4 per game).
Weakness: Defense allowing 3.8 goals per game (24th NHL).
Washington Capitals:
Last 5: L-L-W-W-L
Last Game: 1-0 loss at Dallas
Strength: Defense, allowing just 2.2 goals per game (1st NHL).
Weakness: Offense ranks 29th with only 27 goals scored.
Series History
2025 Season: Capitals defeated Islanders 4-2 earlier this month, led by Aliaksei Protas’ 2-goal performance.
Recent Trend: Washington has won 3 of the last 4 meetings.
At Capital One Arena: Capitals are 3-0-0 in division play this season.
Betting Trends
Islanders: 2-4 as underdogs this season; all 10 games have gone Over 6 goals.
Capitals: 6-3 as favorites; 5 of 10 games Over.
Head-to-Head: Capitals covered -1.5 in 2 of last 3 meetings.
Game Odds
New York Islanders 6.5
Washington Capitals – 230
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, October 30, 2025
