and game 6 at home 5–4, sending the series back to the Capital Centre for the seventh and deciding game. In Game 7, the Capitals jumped out to a 1–0 lead near the end of the first period on a goal by Mike Gartner. In the second, New York got on the board when Patrick Flatley scored at 11:39 to tie the game at 1. Late in the period, Grant Martin scored to give the Capitals a 2–1 lead after two periods of play. Then, at 14:37 of the third period, Bryan Trottier scored to tie the game at 2. No one in attendance at the Cap Centre or watching at home on TV knew it yet, but the game had not yet reached its halfway point. In overtime, the two goaltenders, Kelly Hrudey for the Islanders and Bob Mason for Washington went at it save for save, stopping every scoring chance the other team had. Finally, after three scoreless overtimes, Pat LaFontaine scored the winner at 8:47 of the fourth overtime period, giving the Islanders a 3–2 victory and a 4–3 series win in a game known as the Easter Epic. 1990s Six years later in 1993, the teams met once again, the Capitals finished second in the division with 93 points, six points ahead of the Islanders. Washington won the opener by a score of 3–1, before the Islanders won the next three games, all in overtime, including two in double OT to take a 3–1 series lead. Washington won game five to stave off elimination, but in game 6, the Islanders won 5–3 to take the series in 6. However, the win was marred as Pierre Turgeon suffered a shoulder injury of a vicious check by Washington's Dale Hunter after scoring a goal to clinch the game and series for Islanders. Consequently, Hunter was suspended for the first 21 games of the 1993–94 season. 2010s Both teams met in the 2015 Eastern Conference First Round, with Washington winning the series 4–3. Since this series, the rivalry has been fiercely reignited, showing through the remainder of the 2010s into the 2020s. The rivalry became intense in the 2018–19 season. After the Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup, coach Barry Trotz signed with the Islanders, and Capitals' assistant coach Todd Reirden became the team's head coach. 2020s The two teams met again in the playoffs in the 2020 Eastern