Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Wednesday, January 25, 2006 · Mellon Arena

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1–8

Final

SOG 30–37

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 8-1 on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 37-30.

John LeClair scored twice and Mark Recchi scored twice. Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Surovy, Sidney Crosby, Eric Boguniecki and Ryan Malone also scored.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	0	1	0	1	30
PIT	1	2	5	8	37

Scoring

1st period

John LeClair (8)Michel Ouellet (8), Ryan Whitney (15)0–116:55 PIT

2nd period

Alex Ovechkin (34)Brian Willsie (12), Dainius Zubrus (15)1–105:22 WSH · PPG
Mark Recchi (15)Sidney Crosby (32), Sergei Gonchar (18)1–208:33 PIT · PPG
Mark Recchi (16)Sidney Crosby (33), Sergei Gonchar (19)1–315:19 PIT · PPG

3rd period

John LeClair (9)Mark Recchi (25), Sergei Gonchar (20)1–401:04 PIT · PPG
Tomas Surovy (7)Colby Armstrong (5), Sidney Crosby (34)1–509:29 PIT
Sidney Crosby (24)Colby Armstrong (6), Eric Boguniecki (5)1–612:17 PIT
Eric Boguniecki (2)John LeClair (16), Max Talbot (3)1–712:36 PIT
Ryan Malone (11)Unassisted1–815:34 PIT · SHG

Team stats

WSHPIT

30Shots on goal37

56%Faceoff %44%

1/11Power play3/7

31Penalty minutes40

21Hits18

2Blocked shots23

2Giveaways5

2Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 05:33Mark Recchi · slashing2 min
1st 09:04Nolan Yonkman · interference2 min
1st 14:18Sergei Gonchar · hooking2 min
1st 14:29Dainius Zubrus · tripping2 min
1st 18:30Colby Armstrong · high sticking2 min
1st 18:30Colby Armstrong · high sticking2 min
2nd 03:21Josef Melichar · hooking2 min
2nd 05:01Mark Recchi · hooking2 min
2nd 07:19Mathieu Biron · tripping2 min
2nd 08:57Eric Boguniecki · boarding2 min
2nd 11:19Brendan Witt · holding2 min
2nd 14:09Nolan Yonkman · holding2 min
2nd 20:00Ryan Whitney · fighting5 min
2nd 20:00Ryan Whitney · spearing5 min
2nd 20:00Ryan Whitney · game misconduct10 min
2nd 20:00Brian Willsie · instigator2 min
2nd 20:00Brian Willsie · fighting5 min
2nd 20:00Brian Willsie · misconduct10 min
3rd 00:25Shaone Morrisonn · hooking2 min
3rd 06:07Brian Sutherby · slashing2 min
3rd 09:53Eric Boguniecki · interference2 min
3rd 13:21Ryan Malone · holding2 min
3rd 14:29Shane Endicott · hooking2 min

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