Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals

Monday, April 17, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–4 on Monday, April 17, 2006 at home.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Atlanta Thrashers	4	41-33-8
at Washington Capitals	6	29-41-12

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	2	0	4
Washington Capitals	3	0	3	6

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	12	16	14	42
Washington Capitals	10	5	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:11	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik (15)	Scott Mellanby (22)	Even strength	ATL 1, WSH 0
1st	03:52	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (7)	Rico Fata (4), Nolan Yonkman (5)	Even strength	ATL 1, WSH 1
1st	04:15	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (19)	Mathieu Biron (9), Nolan Yonkman (6)	Even strength	ATL 1, WSH 2
1st	18:20	Atlanta Thrashers	Steve McCarthy (8)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (46), Niclas Havelid (28)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 2
1st	18:30	Washington Capitals	Rico Fata (3)	Brooks Laich (13)	Even strength	ATL 2, WSH 3
2nd	06:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby (1)	Greg De Vries (28), Serge Aubin (17)	Even strength	ATL 3, WSH 3
2nd	08:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra (21)	Patrik Stefan (13)	Even strength	ATL 4, WSH 3
3rd	02:36	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (52)	Ben Clymer (17), Brian Sutherby (16)	Even strength	ATL 4, WSH 4
3rd	08:58	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie (19)	Alex Ovechkin (53), Dainius Zubrus (33)	Power play	ATL 4, WSH 5
3rd	12:26	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger (20)	Jeff Halpern (33), Bryan Muir (18)	Even strength	ATL 4, WSH 6

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	57.9%	21:41
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	33.3%	07:30
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	+1	2	5	1	0		13:04
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	50%	23:35
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	42.9%	16:28
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		26:12
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		24:12
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0		17:02
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		10:48
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	33.3%	12:52
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		10:21
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		03:18
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		12:26
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0		20:28
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	2	1		19:09
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4		22:53
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	6		23:55
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		05:39

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 M. Dunham	23	18	5	.783	41:02	Loss
Number 35 M. Garnett	5	4	1	.800	15:45

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	-1	0	6	7	0	0		20:09
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	-1	8	3	1	0	0	63.2%	19:36
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	4	2	4	0	0		14:00
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	52.2%	24:11
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	07:54
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:49
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	2	0	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:53
Number 20 R. Fata	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	1	0		07:05
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	12:54
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1		14:27
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		15:14
Number 50 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:55
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		24:18
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	2	0		21:55
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	3	1	0		09:35
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	0	0		05:50
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		24:06
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		28:29

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	42	38	4	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:32	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
1st	08:54	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
1st	17:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Shane Hnidy	Interference	2
1st	17:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
1st	17:56	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Roughing	2
1st	17:56	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Roughing	2
2nd	01:04	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
2nd	10:42	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	13:11	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Interference	2
2nd	15:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby	Roughing	2
2nd	15:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Niclas Havelid	High sticking	2
2nd	15:52	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Roughing	2
2nd	18:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
3rd	05:36	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Holding the stick	2
3rd	07:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra	Interference	2
3rd	08:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Hooking	2
3rd	13:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Holding	2
3rd	15:09	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Rob Shick, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Andy McElman
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Jaroslav Modry, Steve Shields, Ronald Petrovicky, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Adam Berkhoel, Mark Popovic, Karl Stewart, Kari Lehtonen, Braydon Coburn
Washington Capitals scratches: Andrew Cassels, Jamie Heward, 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, Joey Tenute, Mike Green

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Washington Capitals 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

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