Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Saturday, January 21, 2006, 7:30 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	52-22-8
at Washington Capitals	5	29-41-12

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	0	0	2	2
Washington Capitals	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	12	11	33
Washington Capitals	12	8	7	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:38	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie (8)	Alex Ovechkin (28), Dainius Zubrus (14)	Power play	CAR 0, WSH 1
1st	18:39	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (10)	Brian Sutherby (8), Nolan Yonkman (3)	Even strength	CAR 0, WSH 2
2nd	17:33	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer (8)	Brooks Laich (7), Matt Pettinger (9)	Power play	CAR 0, WSH 3
3rd	09:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (18)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Penalty shot	CAR 1, WSH 3
3rd	11:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (21)	Justin Williams (27), Matt Cullen (12)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 3
3rd	16:46	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (4)	Alex Ovechkin (29), Chris Clark (11)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 4
3rd	19:55	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (10)	Brendan Witt (8), Brian Sutherby (9)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 2, WSH 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	-1	0	8	0	1	66.7%	22:30
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	2		26:57
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	42.9%	21:05
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:37
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	42.1%	18:29
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		09:44
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	55.2%	25:07
Number 26 E. Cole	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0		19:43
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		12:35
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		01:24
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:08
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2		15:22
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3		18:12
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:23
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3		17:39
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:14
Number 48 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		09:40
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	2		19:57

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	26	22	4	.846	58:10	Loss

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	2	2	+1	0	6	0	0	0		17:14
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	50%	11:46
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:46
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	43.8%	16:14
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	2	0	38.9%	18:42
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	1	2	+2	2	4	3	2	0	77.8%	14:02
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0		14:57
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0	55%	16:29
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1		11:36
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	1		15:16
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		05:03
Number 41 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:31
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	6	3	0		26:30
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		14:25
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		24:49
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		18:19
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		09:39
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	3	0		24:04

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	33	31	2	.939	59:56	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:32	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Hooking	2
1st	05:33	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Interference	2
1st	08:05	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Interference	2
1st	13:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Hooking	2
2nd	02:26	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron	Interference	2
2nd	05:05	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Diving	2
2nd	07:52	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Tripping	2
2nd	09:03	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Slashing	2
2nd	13:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Hooking	2
2nd	16:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Roughing	2
2nd	16:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Roughing	2
2nd	19:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
2nd	19:59	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Hooking	2
3rd	01:27	Washington Capitals	Bryan Muir	High sticking	2
3rd	08:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
3rd	13:17	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve Miller
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Glen Wesley, Aaron Ward, Cory Stillman, Niklas Nordgren, Josef Vasicek, Mike Zigomanis, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Jamie Heward, Frederic Cassivi, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Jeff Halpern, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Steve Eminger, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 7	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Oct 12, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 7, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 21, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
San Jose Sharks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Ottawa Senators 7	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Florida Panthers 0 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Jan 21, 2006