Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Saturday, March 25, 2006 · RBC Center
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at RBC Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals 34–21.
Goals came from Alex Ovechkin, Matt Pettinger, Rod Brind'Amour and Dainius Zubrus.
Scoring
1st period
Alex Ovechkin (47)Brooks Laich (11)1–001:50 WSH
2nd period
Matt Pettinger (18)Shaone Morrisonn (11)2–000:46 WSH ·
3rd period
Rod Brind'Amour (27)Ray Whitney (38), Justin Williams (41)2–103:02 CAR · 
Dainius Zubrus (17)Bryan Muir (17), Alex Ovechkin (44)3–111:35 WSH ·
Team stats
WSHCAR
2134
48%52%
1/71/8
1816
1419
914
37
45
Penalties
- 4:10 into the first period
Mike Commodore · holding2 min - 10:17 into the first periodJustin Williams · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 12:05 into the first periodAaron Ward · holding2 min
- 19:18 into the first period
Steve Eminger · slashing2 min - 2:25 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 9:18 into the second periodGlen Wesley · slashing2 min
- 9:59 into the second periodAaron Ward · diving2 min
- 9:59 into the second periodBrian Willsie · interference2 min
- 12:03 into the second periodChris Clark · interference2 min
- 16:29 into the second periodBrian Willsie · hooking2 min
- 0:57 into the third periodShaone Morrisonn · tripping2 min
- 2:02 into the third periodJamie Heward · holding2 min
- 7:03 into the third periodNolan Yonkman · interference2 min
- 8:54 into the third periodIvan Majesky · hooking2 min
- 10:35 into the third periodRod Brind'Amour · interference2 min
- 17:41 into the third periodMatt Cullen · holding the stick2 min
- 19:16 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.