Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes

Monday, April 3, 2006, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 6–5 in overtime on Monday, April 3, 2006 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	5	29-41-12
at Carolina Hurricanes	6	52-22-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	2	0	3	0	5
Carolina Hurricanes	1	3	1	1	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	5	9	10	0	24
Carolina Hurricanes	17	12	11	2	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:04	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (19)	Brian Willsie (20), Alex Ovechkin (48)	Power play	WSH 1, CAR 0
1st	15:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (16)	Mark Recchi (35), Doug Weight (38)	Even strength	WSH 1, CAR 1
1st	17:42	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (20)	Shaone Morrisonn (12)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 1
2nd	00:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (30)	Justin Williams (43), Josef Vasicek (4)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 2
2nd	06:40	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (3)	Rod Brind'Amour (34), Justin Williams (44)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 3
2nd	10:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (26)	Frantisek Kaberle (36), Josef Vasicek (5)	Even strength	WSH 2, CAR 4
3rd	00:50	Washington Capitals	Rico Fata (1)	Chris Clark (18), Ivan Majesky (8)	Even strength	WSH 3, CAR 4
3rd	02:56	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (7)	Chris Clark (19), Rico Fata (2)	Even strength	WSH 4, CAR 4
3rd	09:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek (4)	Justin Williams (45), Aaron Ward (18)	Even strength	WSH 4, CAR 5
3rd	15:27	Washington Capitals	Rico Fata (2)	Unassisted	Power play	WSH 5, CAR 5
OT	03:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (17)	Cory Stillman (49), Rod Brind'Amour (35)	Power play	WSH 5, CAR 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat	Washington Capitals	Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal	24	42
Power play	2 of 7	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	42	46
Hits	9	17
Blocked shots	22	16
Giveaways	2	2
Takeaways	1	5
Faceoffs won	30/66 (45.5%)	36/66 (54.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

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	1	1	-1	0	4	2	0	0		28:01
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	0	1	-3	2	5	0	5	1	35%	23:51
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-2	5	3	1	0	0		10:56
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	+2	10	3	1	3	0	45.5%	20:42
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	2	0	28.6%	12:29
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	2	3	+1	4	1	1	1	0	66.7%	22:34
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 20 R. Fata	L	2	1	3	+2	0	4	0	0	1		14:58
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:39
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	100%	20:34
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		15:49
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0		21:11
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		20:32
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0		21:14
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:46
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0		06:54
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	4	0		22:57
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0		19:33

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	42	36	6	.857	63:29	OT loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes 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 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	0	0	50%	15:54
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	3	4	+2	0	8	0	0	0		21:16
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	7	5	1	0	0	50%	17:58
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	2	0	2	+1	0	6	0	0	1		20:54
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	60%	13:21
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	2	3	+2	0	1	1	0	0	60%	24:03
Number 18 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		18:02
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	17	0	3	4	0		07:32
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	+1	5	0	1	0	0	50%	15:20
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:11
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	2	2	4	+2	0	2	3	1	0	100%	15:12
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:31
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	+3	2	0	1	4	0		19:49
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+2	2	4	0	0	0		20:29
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		23:06
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+1	9	1	2	1	0		15:43
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		08:07
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		12:29

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	24	19	5	.792	63:27	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:03	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2
1st	11:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Interference	2
2nd	01:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:02	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Boarding	2
2nd	06:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	07:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Doug Weight	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:01	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:06	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	High sticking	2
2nd	11:17	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	14:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Roughing	2
2nd	14:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:11	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Roughing	2
2nd	14:11	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:11	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	16:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Slashing	2
3rd	02:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:34	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:47	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron	Holding	2
3rd	13:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
3rd	16:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
3rd	17:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams	Tripping	2
OT	02:51	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Rob Martell, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Vaughan Rody
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Kris Beech, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Erik Cole, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Anton Babchuk, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd

2005-2006 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes 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 Apr 3

Other NHL games on Monday, April 3, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
San Jose Sharks 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Edmonton Oilers 7	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Calgary Flames, Mon, Apr 3, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 3, 2006