Couchcall › NHL › Rivalries › Capitals-Islanders A Patrick Division rivalry of the 1980s and early 1990s, remembered for the 1987 'Easter Epic', one of the longest play-off games ever played, and rekindled by play-off meetings in 2015, 2019 and 2020.
Kind Division rivalry First met 1974 Between the grounds 215 miles in a straight line Note Metropolitan Division Weight in the score 0.5 of 1.5 Capitals-Islanders Capitals Capitals Islanders Islanders Read moreoff Couchcall
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