Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, October 8, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Washington Capitals 8–1 on Saturday, October 8, 2005 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	1	29-41-12
at Atlanta Thrashers	8	41-33-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	0	0	1
Atlanta Thrashers	2	1	5	8

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	5	4	20
Atlanta Thrashers	13	11	18	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:50	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra (2)	Marian Hossa (3), Marc Savard (3)	Power play	WSH 0, ATL 1
1st	18:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries (1)	Marc Savard (4), Peter Bondra (3)	Power play	WSH 0, ATL 2
1st	19:05	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward (1)	Alex Ovechkin (2)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 2
2nd	14:55	Atlanta Thrashers	Peter Bondra (3)	Jaroslav Modry (2), Patrik Stefan (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 3
3rd	01:36	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin (1)	Scott Mellanby (1), Marc Savard (5)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 4
3rd	04:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby (1)	Serge Aubin (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 5
3rd	12:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (2)	Jaroslav Modry (3), Braydon Coburn (1)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 6
3rd	15:25	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (2)	Marc Savard (6), Vyacheslav Kozlov (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 7
3rd	17:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan (1)	Greg De Vries (2), Serge Aubin (2)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 8

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal	20	42
Power play	1 of 9	4 of 15
Penalty minutes	41	31
Hits	21	14
Blocked shots	16	9
Giveaways	4	4
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	37/66 (56.1%)	29/66 (43.9%)

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	0	4	3	1	0	0		16:21
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	62.5%	14:39
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	100%	13:42
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	0	0	56.3%	18:04
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:56
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0	54.5%	14:56
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-3	2	2	2	0	0	46.7%	11:24
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2	0		13:20
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		08:22
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:39
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	57.1%	12:07
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0		17:49
Number 51 S. Peat	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0		04:47
Number 6 J. Heward	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	4	1		26:17
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	1	1	0		21:33
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	2	0		20:01
Number 40 N. Yonkman	D	0	0	0	-2	6	0	3	0	0		09:01
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	0	2	0		20:20

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	42	34	8	.810	60:00	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers 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 9 M. Savard	C	1	4	5	+3	0	2	2	0	1	42.1%	19:45
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	1	2	3	+2	6	5	1	1	0	100%	12:11
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	0		19:08
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	1		15:45
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	18:10
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	47.6%	18:22
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	1	2	+1	2	6	0	1	0		18:07
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		11:24
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		05:49
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	1	35.3%	14:22
Number 29 B. Larsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	06:53
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0		04:23
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	3	1	0		15:10
Number 4 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	0	0		09:00
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	1		19:58
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3	0		13:08
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		30:59
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	2	2	+3	2	4	0	1	0		27:35

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 M. Dunham	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Hooking	2
1st	05:37	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Tripping	2
1st	07:01	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Hooking	2
1st	10:49	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Slashing	2
1st	13:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Holding	2
1st	15:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Boarding	2
1st	15:54	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry	Interference	2
1st	16:34	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cassels	Holding	2
1st	18:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding	2
2nd	02:04	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Hooking	2
2nd	02:26	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Slashing	2
2nd	03:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Interference	2
2nd	09:30	Washington Capitals	Matt Pettinger	Holding	2
2nd	10:40	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Hooking	2
2nd	12:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Hooking	2
2nd	16:32	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Charging	2
3rd	01:51	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Interference	2
3rd	04:59	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Hooking	2
3rd	08:00	Washington Capitals	Brendan Witt	Slashing	2
3rd	10:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
3rd	10:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Ronald Petrovicky	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:43	Washington Capitals	Olie Kolzig	Roughing	2
3rd	10:43	Washington Capitals	Nolan Yonkman	Roughing	2
3rd	10:43	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:59	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron	High sticking	2
3rd	16:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
3rd	16:18	Washington Capitals	Stephen Peat	Roughing	2
3rd	16:18	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Charging	2
3rd	18:05	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cassels	Holding	2
3rd	18:51	Atlanta Thrashers	Braydon Coburn	Hooking	2
3rd	19:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Serge Aubin	Roughing	2
3rd	19:07	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Roughing	2
3rd	19:07	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches: Bryan Muir, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Maxime Ouellet, Louis Robitaille, Shaone Morrisonn, David Steckel, Brooks Laich, Ivan Majesky, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Eric Fehr, Mike Green
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Shane Hnidy, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Ilya Kovalchuk, Mark Popovic, Karl Stewart, Kari Lehtonen, Jim Slater

2005-2006 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers 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

Other NHL games on Oct 8

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 8, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
New York Rangers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Boston Bruins 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
San Jose Sharks 7 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 8, 2005