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Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 5–4 on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at home.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals 4 29-41-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 22-46-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 2 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 1 0 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 20 15 45
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 10 6 28

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Ziggy Palffy (8) Sergei Gonchar (6), Ric Jackman (13) Power play WSH 0, PIT 1
1st 08:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Ric Jackman (4) John LeClair (8), Lasse Pirjeta (1) Even strength WSH 0, PIT 2
1st 11:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (11) Ziggy Palffy (16), Josef Melichar (3) Even strength WSH 0, PIT 3
1st 14:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Lasse Pirjeta (4) Ryan Whitney (9) Even strength WSH 0, PIT 4
2nd 05:31 Washington Capitals Chris Clark (5) Brendan Witt (2), Andrew Cassels (6) Even strength WSH 1, PIT 4
2nd 05:45 Washington Capitals Brooks Laich (2) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, PIT 4
2nd 13:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Ziggy Palffy (9) Sidney Crosby (16), Brooks Orpik (2) Even strength WSH 2, PIT 5
3rd 04:46 Washington Capitals Matt Pettinger (3) Alex Ovechkin (7), Jamie Heward (6) Even strength WSH 3, PIT 5
3rd 06:29 Washington Capitals Brian Willsie (4) Jeff Halpern (12) Shorthanded WSH 4, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 45 28
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 8 11
Blocked shots 19 12
Giveaways 3 8
Takeaways 3 1
Faceoffs won 35/64 (54.7%) 29/64 (45.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 100% 25:17
10 M. Bradley R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12:24
11 J. Halpern C 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 77.8% 19:37
16 B. Sutherby C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 68.8% 15:54
17 C. Clark R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 18:57
18 M. Pettinger L 1 0 1 +2 2 5 3 0 0 12:30
21 B. Laich C 1 0 1 -2 0 4 0 1 0 37.5% 09:03
24 B. Willsie R 1 0 1 -1 2 7 1 1 0 100% 15:25
25 A. Cassels C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 0 20% 16:34
27 B. Clymer R 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 14:58
38 J. Klepis C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 03:27
43 T. Fleischmann L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50% 07:03
6 J. Heward D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 23:54
19 B. Witt D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 0 21:46
23 I. Majesky D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 0 09:52
26 S. Morrisonn D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 4 0 18:34
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 5 0 24:17
47 B. Muir D 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 19:11
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 28 23 5 .821 58:54 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Hussey C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 25% 13:10
8 M. Recchi R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 57.1% 20:38
10 J. LeClair L 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:17
11 L. Pirjeta L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 55.6% 10:01
12 R. Malone L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 11:55
16 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 29.4% 13:50
17 M. Murley L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 09:34
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 50% 09:02
33 Z. Palffy R 2 1 3 +1 0 4 0 0 1 22:12
59 M. Ouellet R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 10:38
66 M. Lemieux C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 55.6% 17:13
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 66.7% 19:16
2 J. Melichar D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 15:18
3 S. Poapst D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 2 0 18:50
19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:44
22 R. Jackman D 1 1 2 +1 2 1 2 1 0 22:15
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 19:19
55 S. Gonchar D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 22:45
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
31 S. Caron 45 41 4 .911 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:58 Washington Capitals Ben Clymer Holding 2
1st 12:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
1st 12:35 Washington Capitals Brian Willsie Cross checking 2
1st 12:35 Washington Capitals Matt Pettinger Roughing 2
2nd 07:15 Washington Capitals Steve Eminger Hooking 2
2nd 08:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone Holding 2
2nd 09:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Poapst High sticking 2
2nd 17:12 Washington Capitals Bryan Muir Holding 2
3rd 02:36 Washington Capitals Ivan Majesky Hooking 2
3rd 06:22 Washington Capitals Matt Bradley Hooking 2
3rd 10:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Ric Jackman Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Glen Hanlon
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Ed Olczyk
Referees
Blaine Angus, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Mark Shewchyk
Washington Capitals scratches
Jeff Friesen, Frederic Cassivi, Dainius Zubrus, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Mathieu Biron, Stephen Peat, Maxime Ouellet, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Lyle Odelein, Ryan Vandenbussche, Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Dick Tarnstrom, Rico Fata, Rob Scuderi, Konstantin Koltsov, Shane Endicott, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Marc-Andre Fleury

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Ottawa Senators 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
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Los Angeles Kings 6 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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