Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, December 27, 2005, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Boston Bruins	4	29-37-16
at Washington Capitals	3	29-41-12

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	2	1	4
Washington Capitals	0	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Boston Bruins	17	15	8	3	43
Washington Capitals	2	11	5	0	18

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:41	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Biron (4)	Alex Ovechkin (20), Dainius Zubrus (8)	Power play	BOS 0, WSH 1
2nd	15:42	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (13)	Marco Sturm (14), David Tanabe (8)	Even strength	BOS 1, WSH 1
2nd	16:42	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (8)	Brendan Witt (6)	Shorthanded	BOS 1, WSH 2
3rd	11:47	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (21)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, WSH 3
3rd	11:57	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (11)	Alexei Zhamnov (7), Glen Murray (12)	Even strength	BOS 2, WSH 3
3rd	12:46	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (15)	Patrice Bergeron (14)	Even strength	BOS 3, WSH 3
OT	02:04	Boston Bruins	Brad Stuart (4)	Patrice Bergeron (15), Hal Gill (4)	Even strength	BOS 4, WSH 3

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Zhamnov	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	52.4%	16:53
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	100%	20:23
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2		18:59
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	1	2	+2	2	7	0	0		15:28
Number 20 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	58.3%	13:44
Number 21 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:55
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	18:51
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		18:03
Number 28 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		09:03
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	2	3	55.6%	21:32
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	28.6%	10:09
Number 83 P. Leahy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		09:06
Number 6 B. Stuart	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1		25:01
Number 22 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2		25:30
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2		19:03
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		11:08
Number 55 D. Tanabe	D	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	2		23:50
Number 68 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		12:40

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 H. Toivonen	18	15	3	.833	62:04	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	1	1	2	0	0	2	3	1	0		20:59
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	+1	4	2	4	1	0	60%	21:12
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		13:07
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0	68.8%	18:14
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	28.6%	17:09
Number 17 C. Clark	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	75%	15:02
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		21:50
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:25
Number 24 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		09:38
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		06:00
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		14:33
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		24:56
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	4	3	0		23:32
Number 23 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3	0		13:16
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		19:31
Number 34 M. Biron	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		08:40
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	4	0		23:17
Number 47 B. Muir	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		14:06

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	43	39	4	.907	61:57	OT loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:23	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Holding the stick	2
1st	11:31	Washington Capitals	Brian Willsie	Hooking	2
1st	13:38	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	Hooking	2
1st	17:52	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2
2nd	00:44	Washington Capitals	Ivan Majesky	High sticking	2
2nd	07:43	Boston Bruins	Brad Isbister	Hooking	2
2nd	12:25	Boston Bruins	Hannu Toivonen	Delaying game	2
2nd	16:04	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:02	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2
3rd	06:28	Boston Bruins	Brian Leetch	Tripping	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Referees: Marc Joannette, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
Boston Bruins scratches: Tom Fitzgerald, Shawn McEachern, Ian Moran, Jiri Slegr, Eric Nickulas, Nick Boynton, Ben Guite, Jay Leach, Eric Healey, Zdenek Blatny, Jordan Sigalet, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter
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

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 27, 2005
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Mon, Jan 23, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 26, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Mon, Apr 10, 2006

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 27, 2005
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Nashville Predators 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 27, 2005