Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Thursday, December 22, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–5 in a shootout on Thursday, December 22, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Washington Capitals	6	29-41-12
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	41-33-8

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	2	3	0	0	0	6
Atlanta Thrashers	3	0	2	0	0	5

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	18	9	7	3	0	37
Atlanta Thrashers	11	8	13	2	0	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:37	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern (3)	Andrew Cassels (8), Brian Willsie (9)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 0
1st	06:37	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (22)	Marc Savard (32), Marian Hossa (22)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 1
1st	11:38	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (3)	Dainius Zubrus (7), Alex Ovechkin (17)	Even strength	WSH 2, ATL 1
1st	13:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (10)	Marian Hossa (23), Marc Savard (33)	Power play	WSH 2, ATL 2
1st	13:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (15)	Ronald Petrovicky (7), Marian Hossa (24)	Power play	WSH 2, ATL 3
2nd	05:04	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (19)	Jamie Heward (12), Mathieu Biron (4)	Power play	WSH 3, ATL 3
2nd	06:03	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron (2)	Jamie Heward (13), Alex Ovechkin (18)	Power play	WSH 4, ATL 3
2nd	16:00	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus (5)	Alex Ovechkin (19), Shaone Morrisonn (7)	Even strength	WSH 5, ATL 3
3rd	04:45	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton (1)	Niclas Havelid (11), Marian Hossa (25)	Power play	WSH 5, ATL 4
3rd	08:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa (16)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (22)	Even strength	WSH 5, ATL 5

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cassels	Saved
1	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Goal
2	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Saved
3	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Saved
3	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Saved

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	3	4	+1	2	8	2	0	1		20:45
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	1	1	2	+2	2	3	1	0	0	41.2%	20:33
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		11:54
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	1	1	40.7%	21:04
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0	53.3%	13:46
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	66.7%	15:14
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		15:56
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		09:12
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		16:06
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	12:05
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		13:30
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0		27:06
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		25:02
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		12:25
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:05
Number 34 M. Biron	D	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	1		12:03
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	2	0		18:30
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	1	0		19:32

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	34	29	5	.853	65:00	Win

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	2	3	+1	2	2	0	1	1	59.1%	25:03
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	15:27
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1		20:05
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	58.6%	19:06
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	10	6	0	0	0		22:23
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	4	5	+1	2	3	3	0	0		24:26
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		06:41
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0		10:25
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	100%	15:43
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	50%	17:29
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		03:08
Number 42 K. Stewart	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	03:52
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	1	0		13:51
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0	100%	25:55
Number 25 A. Sutton	D	1	0	1	-2	2	2	3	1	1		23:53
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	2	0		25:49
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:15
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		22:08

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Garnett	37	32	5	.865	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Jaroslav Modry	Hooking	2
1st	12:21	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Hooking	2
1st	12:59	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Slashing	2
1st	17:38	Atlanta Thrashers	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
2nd	00:29	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Hooking	2
2nd	03:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	04:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Marian Hossa	Tripping	2
2nd	05:29	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Hooking	2
2nd	07:54	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2
2nd	10:15	Washington Capitals	Ivan Majesky	Tripping	2
2nd	17:35	Atlanta Thrashers	Andy Sutton	Roughing	2
2nd	18:48	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Slashing	2
2nd	18:48	Washington Capitals	Brent Johnson	Roughing	2
2nd	18:48	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Cross checking	2
3rd	02:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	03:19	Washington Capitals	Ben Clymer	Tripping	2
3rd	10:12	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Interference	2
3rd	11:02	Washington Capitals	Brent Johnson	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2
3rd	14:01	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Tripping	2
3rd	17:06	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Interference	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Ian Walsh, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: Jeff Friesen, Frederic Cassivi, Boyd Kane, Petr Sykora, Stephen Peat, Nolan Yonkman, Louis Robitaille, David Steckel, Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis, Jonas Johansson, Boyd Gordon, Eric Fehr, Joey Tenute, Mike Green
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Peter Bondra, Mike Dunham, Steve Shields, Serge Aubin, Brad Larsen, Scott Barney, Francis Lessard, Ramzi Abid, Tomas Kloucek, Derek MacKenzie, Mark Popovic, Kari Lehtonen, Braydon Coburn

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 Thursday, December 22, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Ottawa Senators 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 22, 2005