Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers

Friday, December 15, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 3–2 in overtime on Friday, December 15, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Washington Capitals	3	28-40-14
at Atlanta Thrashers	2	43-28-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	14	5	13	1	33
Atlanta Thrashers	12	12	6	0	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:55	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (19)	Dainius Zubrus (14), Jamie Heward (5)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 0
2nd	11:08	Atlanta Thrashers	Jon Sim (8)	Ilya Kovalchuk (18), Vyacheslav Kozlov (26)	Power play	WSH 1, ATL 1
3rd	14:05	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier (4)	Niko Kapanen (6)	Even strength	WSH 1, ATL 2
3rd	19:29	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (20)	Dainius Zubrus (15), Chris Clark (14)	Power play	WSH 2, ATL 2
OT	00:06	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (21)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 3, ATL 2

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

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	3	0	3	0	0	12	0	0	2		19:44
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	2	2	-1	0	4	0	0	0	28.6%	21:35
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0	52.9%	13:16
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		11:27
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:10
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		15:30
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	28.6%	12:08
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	36.4%	11:06
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:47
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0		18:03
Number 38 J. Klepis	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	09:57
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0		08:23
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		26:08
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		21:08
Number 6 J. Heward	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0		17:53
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		19:19
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:28
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		14:30

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 B. Johnson	30	28	2	.933	59:36	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 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:11
Number 10 J. Krog	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	71.4%	13:42
Number 11 J. Vigier	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		13:13
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	42.9%	20:53
Number 14 J. Sim	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1		07:32
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	85%	17:08
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	7	3	0	0		21:25
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	1	0		24:20
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		10:39
Number 23 J. Slater	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	50%	09:39
Number 36 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		07:22
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0	53.3%	12:54
Number 3 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		19:16
Number 4 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0		14:58
Number 5 S. McCarthy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		13:12
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		21:53
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	5	0		24:06
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	0		21:40

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	33	30	3	.909	60:06	OT loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:18	Atlanta Thrashers	Jim Slater	Tripping	2
1st	03:18	Washington Capitals	Donald Brashear	Roughing	2
1st	07:56	Atlanta Thrashers	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
1st	12:42	Atlanta Thrashers	Braydon Coburn	High sticking	2
1st	12:42	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	High sticking	2
1st	14:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Shane Hnidy	Holding	2
2nd	00:50	Washington Capitals	Jamie Heward	Elbowing	2
2nd	03:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Eric Boulton	Holding	2
2nd	08:05	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Hooking	2
2nd	09:36	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	Hooking	2
2nd	14:15	Atlanta Thrashers	Scott Mellanby	Holding	2
2nd	14:15	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Diving	2
3rd	11:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Niko Kapanen	Tripping	2
3rd	18:41	Atlanta Thrashers	Jean-Pierre Vigier	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Stephane Auger, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pat Dapuzzo
Washington Capitals scratches: Richard Zednik, Bryan Muir, Matt Bradley, Rico Fata, Alexandre Giroux, David Steckel, Tomas Fleischmann, Eric Fehr, Jeff Schultz, Jamie Hunt
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Steve Rucchin, Brad Larsen, Andy Sutton, Kyle Wanvig, Derek MacKenzie, Garnet Exelby, Darren Haydar, Mark Popovic

Every Washington Capitals and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 14, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Oct 19, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 3, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 22, 2006
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 15, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 6, 2007
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Mar 12, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Apr 4, 2007

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