Capitals–Islanders rivalry

Capitals–Islanders rivalry
	Washington Capitals New York Islanders
First meeting	October 20, 1974
Latest meeting	February 2, 2026
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	291
All-time series	146–125–13–7 (WSH)
Regular season series	129–100–13–7 (WSH)
Postseason results	25–17 (NYI)
Largest victory	NYI 8–1 WSH; March 23, 1982; November 30, 1991NYI 7–0 WSH; December 29, 1974
Longest win streak	WSH W11
Current win streak	WSH W2
Postseason history
	1983 division semifinals: Islanders won, 3–1; 1984 division finals: Islanders won, 4–1; 1985 division semifinals: Islanders won, 3–2; 1986 division semifinals: Capitals won, 3–0; 1987 division semifinals: Islanders won, 4–3; 1993 division semifinals: Islanders won, 4–2; 2015 first round: Capitals won, 4–3; 2020 first round: Islanders won, 4–1;

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 Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division. The two teams were heated rivals mainly during the 1980s and early 1990s, although tensions have flared once more in the late 2010s and early 2020s.