The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals will go head-to-head in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs beginning Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. 

The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals face off in the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, starting on August 12.

NewYorkIslanders.com is breaking down keys to the series in advance of Game 1. Stay tuned to NewYorkIslanders.com for news, features, video and more from the Isles-Capitals series.

CAPITALS "STAR POWER" VS ISLES TEAM DEFENSE

The New York Islanders defense passed a test in stifling the Florida Panthers offense in the Qualifying Round. Their reward, an even bigger test in the Washington Capitals.

The NHL released the schedule for the New York Islanders-Washington Capitals First Round series on Sunday night. All games will be played at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Full First Round schedule is available here.

Game 1 | Wed. Aug. 12, 2020: Islanders at Capitals | 3 p.m. | MSG+, NBCSN, SN, TVAS

Game 2 | Fri. Aug. 14, 2020: Islanders at Capitals | 8 p.m. | MSG+, NBCSN, FX-CA, TVAS

Game 3 | Sun. Aug. 16, 2020: Islanders vs. Capitals | 12 p.m. | MSG+, USA, SN360, TVAS

Game 4 | Tues. Aug. 18, 2020: Islanders vs. Capitals | 8 p.m. | MSG+, NBCSN

Game 5* | Thurs. Aug. 20, 2020: Islanders at Capitals | TBD 

Game 6* | Sat. Aug. 22, 2020: Islanders vs. Capitals | TBD

Game 7* | Sun. Aug. 23, 2020: Islanders at Capitals | TBD

*if necessary

It was the line of Anthony Beauvillier, Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey who stole the show in the Islanders' best-of-five Stanley Cup Qualifying Series victory over the Florida Panthers. 

Barry Trotz told the Washington Capitals they'd have to go through the Island en route to another Stanley Cup after recieving his ring in 2018 - and that day has come.

The Islanders will play the Washington Capitals in the First Round of the 2020 Playoffs, which officially begin later this week. The Islanders enter the 16-team playoff as the sixth seed after knocking off the Florida Panthers in a best-of-five Qualifier. The Capitals finished Round Robin play in third place with a 1-1-1 record after beating the Boston Bruins on Sunday.

UPDATE: Following their 3-1 series win over the Florida Panthers, the Islanders wrapped up their ping pong tournament and crowned Jean-Gabriel Pageau the official Boys of the Isle Champion. Pageau beat Adam Pelech in the final to take the title and also beat Devon Toews (quarterfinals) and Mathew Barzal (semis) en route.

Tweet from @NYIslanders: Your 2020 Boys of the Isles Ping-Pong Champion is @JGPageau!! 👏🏓🏆🏝 pic.twitter.com/2xXDIRtcJO

For the second-consecutive year, the New York Islanders are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Isles punched their ticket to the big dance with a 3-1 series win in their best-of-five Stanley Cup Qualifier victory over the Florida Panthers. 

Eastern Conference Qualifying Round Game 4
Isles 5, Florida 1
Isles win best-of-5 series 3-1

Anthony Beauvillier scored a pair of goals 3:38 apart in the first period to give the Isles a 2-0 lead and the Florida Panthers could never catch them, as the Isles advanced to Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 5-1 victory over Florida in game 4 of their qualifying round series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto

The New York Islanders advanced to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after beating the Florida Panthers 3-1 in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Qualifier. Visit the Islanders Playoff Hub for articles, highlights and more from the playoffs and for the latest news on the First Round. See below for some standout stats from the qualifying round.

3.25 - Goals per game. The Isles offense came to life, scoring 13 goals over the four-game series, up from their season total of 2.78 per game. 

C'est Beau. 

It was a sight that couldn't be missed; the goal light illuminated twice in the first period with rotating flashes of a scarlet beam projected onto the exhilarated celebration from Anthony Beauvillier.