Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals

Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, March 18, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Florida Panthers	4	37-34-11
at Washington Capitals	3	29-41-12

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Florida Panthers	1	2	0	0	0	4
Washington Capitals	2	0	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Florida Panthers	13	16	12	3	0	44
Washington Capitals	11	14	12	3	0	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:19	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (16)	Alex Ovechkin (40), Ben Clymer (12)	Even strength	FLA 0, WSH 1
1st	08:12	Florida Panthers	Jon Sim (15)	Mikhail Yakubov (3), Chris Gratton (19)	Even strength	FLA 1, WSH 1
1st	15:09	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (17)	Alex Ovechkin (41), Dainius Zubrus (25)	Even strength	FLA 1, WSH 2
2nd	14:02	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester (2)	Olli Jokinen (40), Roberto Luongo (3)	Even strength	FLA 2, WSH 2
2nd	14:17	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz (7)	Joe Nieuwendyk (19), Joel Kwiatkowski (6)	Even strength	FLA 3, WSH 2
3rd	02:04	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (18)	Mathieu Biron (8), Ivan Majesky (7)	Even strength	FLA 3, WSH 3

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz	Saved
1	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Saved
2	Florida Panthers	Joe Nieuwendyk	Goal
2	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
3	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Saved

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Sim	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		16:29
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	23:13
Number 13 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		16:02
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	3	34.8%	25:28
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	-1	6	3	1	1		20:30
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	66.7%	17:22
Number 42 M. Yakubov	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	20%	11:04
Number 43 S. Payer	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	22.2%	06:45
Number 44 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		03:54
Number 51 R. Globke	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		03:53
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	22:25
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		16:23
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	1	0	1	-1	0	9	2	2		27:51
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		16:38
Number 20 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1		22:19
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		10:56
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	1	1		30:06
Number 55 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3		16:42

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	40	37	3	.925	65:00	Win

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	2	2	+1	0	8	1	0		22:30
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	2	0	75%	21:49
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:19
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	47.8%	21:50
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	64.7%	14:10
Number 17 C. Clark	R	3	0	3	+2	2	6	1	0	33.3%	16:57
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		19:11
Number 20 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:34
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	60%	08:56
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	18:08
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	0	2	5	2	0		20:43
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:44
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		19:39
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	3		10:08
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	5		30:37
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		07:33
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	3		26:42
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	2		24:53

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	44	41	3	.932	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:55	Washington Capitals	Bryan Muir	High sticking	2
1st	09:55	Washington Capitals	Bryan Muir	High sticking	2
1st	15:29	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Tripping	2
1st	18:27	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:56	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Hooking	2
2nd	05:34	Florida Panthers	Martin Gelinas	Holding	2
2nd	11:16	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Interference	2
2nd	13:34	Florida Panthers	Martin Gelinas	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	13:34	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Holding	2
2nd	15:59	Florida Panthers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Tripping	2
3rd	07:16	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Tripping	2
3rd	10:09	Florida Panthers	Martin Gelinas	Holding	2
3rd	18:24	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Tripping	2
3rd	19:22	Florida Panthers	Joe Nieuwendyk	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:22	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Roughing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Florida Panthers scratches: Gary Roberts, Alexander Karpovtsev, Jamie Allison, Branislav Mezei, Alexei Semenov, Stephen Weiss, Lukas Krajicek, Gregory Jacina, Petr Taticek, Nathan Horton, Anthony Stewart
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green

Every Florida Panthers and Washington Capitals game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 20, 2005
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 1, 2005
Florida Panthers 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Dec 18, 2005
Florida Panthers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 8, 2006
Florida Panthers 5 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 7, 2006
Florida Panthers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 22, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 15, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 18, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Calgary Flames 4 at Nashville Predators 9	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 18, 2006
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 18, 2006