Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	4	52-22-8
at Washington Capitals	3	29-41-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	14	10	6	3	0	33
Washington Capitals	9	8	10	3	0	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (43)	Cory Stillman (50), Andrew Hutchinson (8)	Even strength	CAR 1, WSH 0
1st	05:28	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (24)	Eric Staal (51), Cory Stillman (51)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 0
2nd	07:30	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (8)	Jamie Heward (20), Brian Willsie (21)	Power play	CAR 2, WSH 1
2nd	08:19	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (20)	Alex Ovechkin (49)	Even strength	CAR 2, WSH 2
3rd	07:11	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (21)	Jeff Halpern (30), Alex Ovechkin (50)	Power play	CAR 2, WSH 3
3rd	13:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Mark Recchi (27)	Doug Weight (39), Cory Stillman (52)	Power play	CAR 3, WSH 3

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Mark Recchi	Saved
1	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Saved
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Goal
2	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Saved
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Saved

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	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	17:11
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:55
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	1	2	+1	0	11	1	1	0	35.7%	20:22
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		07:32
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	36.4%	15:09
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	60.7%	22:04
Number 18 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	1		16:51
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0		10:43
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	36.8%	17:11
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	3	3	+2	2	3	1	2	0		19:58
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:20
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:32
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	3	0		20:49
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	0		23:10
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0		18:25
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	2	0		21:25
Number 24 A. Hutchinson	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0	0		05:03
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	0		17:15

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	30	27	3	.900	65:00	Win

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	2	2	0	2	5	9	1	0		29:02
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	2	0	2	0	2	3	2	2	1	50%	26:36
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		14:59
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	1	2	-1	0	5	0	0	1	62.1%	26:01
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	50%	09:00
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0	50%	20:51
Number 20 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	10:39
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	14:18
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	18:02
Number 28 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	06:10
Number 41 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:42
Number 50 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:30
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0		29:46
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	2	0		22:22
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		25:48
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		08:29
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		10:08
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	0		27:38

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	33	30	3	.909	64:55	OT loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:45	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Boarding	2
1st	05:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Andrew Hutchinson	Hooking	2
2nd	00:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Hooking	2
2nd	07:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman	High sticking	2
2nd	09:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Slashing	2
2nd	11:04	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Hooking	2
2nd	15:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Oleg Tverdovsky	Slashing	2
2nd	19:20	Washington Capitals	Ivan Majesky	Boarding	2
3rd	05:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Doug Weight	Slashing	2
3rd	06:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Frantisek Kaberle	Holding	2
3rd	11:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Holding	2
3rd	11:00	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:39	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Interference	2
3rd	12:03	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	Tripping	2
OT	04:47	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Holding	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Dean Warren, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, David Brisebois
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Erik Cole, Niclas Wallin, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Anton Babchuk, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Colin Forbes, Frederic Cassivi, Doug Doull, Bryan Muir, Boyd Kane, Ben Clymer, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Matt Pettinger, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Maxime Daigneault, Joey Tenute, Mike Green

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals 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 Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
New York Islanders 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Wed, Apr 5, 2006