Washington Capitals vs Atlanta Thrashers

Regular season · Thursday, December 22, 2005 · Philips Arena

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6–5

Final/SO

SOG 37–34

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-5 in a shootout on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at Philips Arena. The Capitals outshot the Thrashers 37-34.

Goals came from Jeff Halpern, Ilya Kovalchuk, Brooks Laich, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Marc Savard, Alex Ovechkin, Mathieu Biron, Dainius Zubrus, Andy Sutton and Marian Hossa.

Brent Johnson made 29 saves on 34 shots for the win; Michael Garnett stopped 32 of 37.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
WSH	2	3	0	0	0	6	37
ATL	3	0	2	0	0	5	34

Scoring

1st period

Jeff Halpern (3)Andrew Cassels (8), Brian Willsie (9)1–005:37 WSH · PPG
Ilya Kovalchuk (22)Marc Savard (32), Marian Hossa (22)1–106:37 ATL
Brooks Laich (3)Dainius Zubrus (7), Alex Ovechkin (17)2–111:38 WSH
Vyacheslav Kozlov (10)Marian Hossa (23), Marc Savard (33)2–213:08 ATL · PPG
Marc Savard (15)Ronald Petrovicky (7), Marian Hossa (24)2–313:57 ATL · PPG

2nd period

Alex Ovechkin (19)Jamie Heward (12), Mathieu Biron (4)3–305:04 WSH · PPG
Mathieu Biron (2)Jamie Heward (13), Alex Ovechkin (18)4–306:03 WSH · PPG
Dainius Zubrus (5)Alex Ovechkin (19), Shaone Morrisonn (7)5–316:00 WSH

3rd period

Andy Sutton (1)Niclas Havelid (11), Marian Hossa (25)5–404:45 ATL · PPG
Marian Hossa (16)Vyacheslav Kozlov (22)5–508:29 ATL

Team stats

WSHATL

37Shots on goal34

44%Faceoff %56%

3/8Power play3/9

20Penalty minutes28

20Hits22

9Blocked shots10

6Giveaways26

12Takeaways21

Penalties

1st 03:52Jaroslav Modry · hooking2 min
1st 12:21Brian Willsie · hooking2 min
1st 12:59Steve Eminger · slashing2 min
1st 17:38Bobby Holik · hooking2 min
2nd 00:29Matt Bradley · hooking2 min
2nd 03:08Jim Slater · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 04:19Marian Hossa · tripping2 min
2nd 05:29Patrik Stefan · hooking2 min
2nd 07:54Dainius Zubrus · hooking2 min
2nd 10:15Ivan Majesky · tripping2 min
2nd 17:35Andy Sutton · roughing2 min
2nd 18:48Marc Savard · slashing2 min
2nd 18:48Brent Johnson · roughing2 min
2nd 18:48Alex Ovechkin · cross checking2 min
3rd 02:02Ilya Kovalchuk · misconduct10 min
3rd 03:19Ben Clymer · tripping2 min
3rd 10:12Patrik Stefan · interference2 min
3rd 11:02Brent Johnson · delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
3rd 14:01Steve Eminger · tripping2 min
3rd 17:06Garnet Exelby · interference2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	1	3	4	+1	8	2	0	2	–	20:45
9Dainius ZubrusC	1	1	2	+2	3	1	0	2	41	20:33
6Jamie HewardD	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	–	27:06
34Mathieu BironD	1	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	–	12:03
11Jeff HalpernC	1	0	1	0	6	0	1	0	41	21:04
21Brooks LaichC	1	0	1	+2	1	0	0	0	–	09:12
24Brian WillsieR	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	–	16:06
25Andrew CasselsC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	44	12:05
26Shaone MorrisonnD	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	–	19:05
10Matt BradleyR	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	–	11:54
16Brian SutherbyC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	53	13:46
17Chris ClarkR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	67	15:14
18Matt PettingerL	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	15:56
27Ben ClymerR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	2	–	13:30
19Brendan WittD	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	–	25:02
23Ivan MajeskyD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	12:25
44Steve EmingerD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	4	–	18:30
47Bryan MuirD	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	0	–	19:32

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Brent JohnsonG	W	34	29	5	.853	65:00
37Olie KolzigG		0	0	0	–	–

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters

18Marian HossaR	1	4	5	+1	3	3	0	2	–	24:26
9Marc SavardC	1	2	3	+1	2	0	1	2	59	25:03
13Vyacheslav KozlovL	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	–	20:05
17Ilya KovalchukL	1	0	1	+1	6	0	0	10	–	22:23
26Ronald PetrovickyR	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	100	15:43
25Andy SuttonD	1	0	1	-2	2	3	1	2	–	23:53
28Niclas HavelidD	0	1	1	-2	0	1	2	0	–	25:49
11Jean-Pierre VigierR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	33	15:27
16Bobby HolikC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	59	19:06
19Scott MellanbyR	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	–	06:41
23Jim SlaterC	0	0	0	-1	3	3	0	2	–	10:25
27Patrik StefanC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	50	17:29
36Eric BoultonL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	03:08
42Karl StewartL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100	03:52
2Garnet ExelbyD	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	2	–	13:51
7Greg De VriesD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	0	100	25:55
34Shane HnidyD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	09:15
44Jaroslav ModryD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	–	22:08

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Adam BerkhoelG		0	0	0	–	–
35Michael GarnettG	O	37	32	5	.865	65:00