Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22-46-14
at Washington Capitals	6	29-41-12

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	1	3
Washington Capitals	3	1	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	7	11	25
Washington Capitals	15	17	10	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong (6)	Sidney Crosby (40), Cory Cross (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 0
1st	04:14	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer (12)	Bryan Muir (13), Brian Sutherby (12)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 1
1st	11:10	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (13)	Alex Ovechkin (36)	Even strength	PIT 1, WSH 2
1st	16:08	Washington Capitals	Ivan Majesky (1)	Shaone Morrisonn (9), Matt Bradley (10)	Shorthanded	PIT 1, WSH 3
2nd	09:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (15)	Ric Jackman (22), Ryan Malone (13)	Even strength	PIT 2, WSH 3
2nd	15:31	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (14)	Bryan Muir (14), Alex Ovechkin (37)	Power play	PIT 2, WSH 4
3rd	04:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (15)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	PIT 3, WSH 4
3rd	05:54	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (42)	Bryan Muir (15), Ben Clymer (7)	Power play	PIT 3, WSH 5
3rd	19:59	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (15)	Ivan Majesky (4)	Shorthanded, Empty net	PIT 3, WSH 6

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	16.7%	23:37
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		16:26
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	60%	20:58
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	90%	07:35
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0		23:28
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		14:03
Number 28 J. Rita	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	60%	08:21
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:04
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	1		12:21
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0		16:58
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	40%	23:08
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		18:28
Number 4 C. Cross	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		12:06
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		20:17
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		21:26
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	1	4		11:41
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		01:51
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3		26:50

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	41	36	5	.878	57:54	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	1	2	3	+1	0	10	2	1	1		22:10
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	+2	0	5	0	0	1	44.8%	23:04
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		14:50
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	4	2	2	0	0	60%	19:58
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	27.3%	12:43
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0	0	50%	10:47
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0		15:08
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	42.9%	05:07
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	50%	18:03
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	1	0		23:57
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:20
Number 41 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:37
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	3	3	0		19:21
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	3	2	0		19:28
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:38
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0		16:54
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	3	3	0	0	6	0	2	0		30:59
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:02

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	25	22	3	.880	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ric Jackman	Holding	2
1st	14:17	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Interference	2
1st	19:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Tripping	2
2nd	01:32	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Roughing	2
2nd	06:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki	Hooking	2
2nd	10:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	13:15	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Roughing	2
2nd	14:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Interference	2
2nd	15:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov	Diving	2
2nd	15:07	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Hooking	2
2nd	18:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi	Elbowing	2
3rd	02:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Cory Cross	Hooking	2
3rd	05:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
3rd	05:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Hooking	2
3rd	12:09	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Cross checking	2
3rd	18:27	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Brooks Orpik, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Jamie Heward, Brendan Witt, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Mathieu Biron, Stephen Peat, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals 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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