Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, March 4, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	2	29-41-12
at Atlanta Thrashers	3	41-33-8

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	0	2
Atlanta Thrashers	0	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	14	9	9	0	32
Atlanta Thrashers	13	10	8	3	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:23	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie (13)	Alex Ovechkin (34)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 0
3rd	09:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry (6)	Marc Savard (51), Marian Hossa (39)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 1
3rd	12:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (39)	Marc Savard (52)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 2
3rd	19:34	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (39)	Mike Green (1), Chris Clark (14)	Power play	WSH 2, ATL 2
OT	01:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (29)	Marc Savard (53), Ilya Kovalchuk (38)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 3

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	1	2	0	2	7	1	0	1		21:57
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	2	0	53.6%	24:35
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:15
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	18:07
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0	63.6%	11:25
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		14:19
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		16:09
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	07:34
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		15:50
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:22
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		05:49
Number 41 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:20
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:10
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	6	0		22:06
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		16:05
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0		19:39
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		25:04
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:41

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	34	31	3	.912	61:26	OT loss

Atlanta Thrashers 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 9 M. Savard	C	0	3	3	+2	4	2	1	0	0	50%	20:35
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	66.7%	09:51
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		11:30
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:41
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	52.2%	17:45
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	1	2	+2	0	7	0	0	0		21:52
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	1	2	+1	0	8	2	0	0		24:45
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	0		15:50
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	0	0	57.1%	13:32
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		08:48
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0		13:37
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		02:53
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:40
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		21:51
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		24:46
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		26:10
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		09:38
Number 44 J. Modry	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	1	1		22:04

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	32	30	2	.938	61:30	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:04	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Holding	2
1st	06:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Hooking	2
1st	13:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Holding	2
1st	16:36	Washington Capitals	Ivan Majesky	Interference	2
1st	17:18	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Tripping	2
1st	20:00	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	09:47	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Interference	2
3rd	01:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Interference	2
3rd	02:09	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Roughing	2
3rd	06:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra	Tripping	2
3rd	08:55	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
3rd	15:23	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby	Slashing	2
3rd	18:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Tripping	2
3rd	19:42	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Holding	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Mathieu Biron, Stephen Peat, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Steve Eminger, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Shields, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Patrik Stefan, Rico Fata, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Michael Garnett, Karl Stewart, Braydon Coburn

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 7 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Oct 7, 2005
Washington Capitals 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 8	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 4, 2005
Washington Capitals 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 1, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Apr 13, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Mon, Apr 17, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 4, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 4, 2006