NHL Game Preview: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 10/31/2025

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New York Islanders (4-5-1, 9 pts) at Washington Capitals (6-4-0, 10 pts)

Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Friday, October 31
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: NHL Network/MSGSN/MNMT
Radio: WRHU 88.7 FM/103.9 FM LI News Radio/Capitals 24/7

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Washington Capitals Projected Lines:

Ovechkin-McMichael-Leonard
Protas-Dubois-Wilson
Beauvillier-Lapierre-Frank
Duhaime-Dowd-Sourdif

Fehervary-Carlson
Chychrun-Roy
Chisholm-van Riemsdyk

Thompson
Lindgren

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Players To Watch:

New York Islanders

Matthew Schaefer, this season has eight points on three goals and five assists. He scored his first career goal in the two teams’ first meeting this season.

Washington Capitals

Aliaksei Protas, this season, has nine points on four goals and five assists. He has faced the Islanders nine times in his career, recording six points on three goals and three assists; he scored two goals and added an assist in the previous meeting this season.

Injury Report:

New York Islanders

F Pierre Engvall – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
D Ethan Bear – IR
D Alexander Romanov – IR
F Maxim Shabanov – DTD

Washington Capitals

F Dylan Strome – Out
D Rasmus Sandin – DTD

Next Game:

New York – November 2 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Washington – November 1 at Buffalo Sabres

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