Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 8–1 on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	1	29-41-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins	8	22-46-14

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	1	0	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	5	8

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	15	6	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	5	18	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (8)	Michel Ouellet (8), Ryan Whitney (15)	Even strength	WSH 0, PIT 1
2nd	05:22	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (34)	Brian Willsie (12), Dainius Zubrus (15)	Power play	WSH 1, PIT 1
2nd	08:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (15)	Sidney Crosby (32), Sergei Gonchar (18)	Power play	WSH 1, PIT 2
2nd	15:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (16)	Sidney Crosby (33), Sergei Gonchar (19)	Power play	WSH 1, PIT 3
3rd	01:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (9)	Mark Recchi (25), Sergei Gonchar (20)	Power play	WSH 1, PIT 4
3rd	09:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tomas Surovy (7)	Colby Armstrong (5), Sidney Crosby (34)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 5
3rd	12:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (24)	Colby Armstrong (6), Eric Boguniecki (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 6
3rd	12:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki (2)	John LeClair (16), Max Talbot (3)	Even strength	WSH 1, PIT 7
3rd	15:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (11)	Unassisted	Shorthanded, Penalty shot	WSH 1, PIT 8

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

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	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	1		23:26
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	50%	21:27
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0	0		07:47
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	61.1%	13:54
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	14:06
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-3	2	0	2	0	0	54.5%	10:17
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		11:02
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1	0		17:35
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	63.6%	12:53
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	-1	17	4	1	0	0		13:24
Number 36 C. Forbes	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:41
Number 41 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:28
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	1	0		22:37
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		15:47
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0		23:47
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		24:01
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0		05:51
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		26:15

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	37	29	8	.784	59:57	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		10:27
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	2	1	3	0	4	7	2	1	2	33.3%	19:48
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	2	1	3	+2	0	3	0	1	1		11:28
Number 11 G. Lefebvre	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:35
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+2	2	3	1	0	0	44.4%	14:03
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	62.5%	10:45
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	2	2	+2	4	0	3	2	0		15:32
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	1	1	2	+1	4	3	0	0	0		07:19
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	38.1%	18:17
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		10:38
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		15:02
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	3	4	+2	0	7	0	1	0	47.1%	18:13
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		19:32
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	3	0		19:55
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	+1	20	1	1	2	0		13:40
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	1	0	0		08:55
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	5	0		24:22
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	3	3	+1	2	4	1	0	0		24:48

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi	Slashing	2
1st	09:04	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Interference	2
1st	14:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
1st	14:29	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Tripping	2
1st	18:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	High sticking	2
1st	18:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	High sticking	2
2nd	03:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Hooking	2
2nd	05:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
2nd	07:19	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron	Tripping	2
2nd	08:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki	Boarding	2
2nd	11:19	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Holding	2
2nd	14:09	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Holding	2
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Spearing (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Instigator	2
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	00:25	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
3rd	06:07	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Slashing	2
3rd	09:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki	Interference	2
3rd	13:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Holding	2
3rd	14:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Hooking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dean Warren, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Jamie Heward, Frederic Cassivi, Boyd Kane, Ben Clymer, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Steve Eminger, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Dick Tarnstrom, Ric Jackman, Rico Fata, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Erik Christensen

Every Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 22, 2005
Washington Capitals 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 25, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Feb 11, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Mar 8, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Jan 25, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 25, 2006
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 25, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 25, 2006