🐯 Away Predators 17-4-3
5–2
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 9-15-2
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🐯 NSH 2125
🦅 WSH 0112

Predators at Capitals

Predators beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on December 7, 2005.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2005-06 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Marek Zidlicky
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:15 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Steve Sullivan
2 G
6 shots · 18:01 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Chris Mason
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Marek Zidlicky PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:16
Assists: Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
🐯 Marek Zidlicky PP 1st · 18:44
Assists: Paul Kariya, Kimmo Timonen · beat Olie Kolzig
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 02:30
Assists: Andrew Cassels, Jamie Heward · beat Chris Mason
2–1
🐯 Steve Sullivan 2nd · 17:01
Assists: Marek Zidlicky, David Legwand · beat Olie Kolzig
3–1
3rd period
🦅 Ben Clymer 3rd · 08:40
Assists: Matt Bradley, Brian Sutherby · beat Chris Mason
3–2
🐯 Steve Sullivan PP 3rd · 12:06
Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig
4–2
🐯 Scott Hartnell SH Empty net 3rd · 19:59
Unassisted
5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Kariya · Sullivan · Hall 19:02
L2 Legwand · Fiddler · Erat 16:30
L3 Hartnell · Perreault · Smithson 11:51
L4 Stevenson · Hordichuk · Upshall 4:45
D1 Hamhuis · Eaton 24:28
D2 Timonen · Zidlicky 19:16
D3 Suter · Allison 15:23
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Halpern · Cassels 22:59
L2 Pettinger · Zubrus · Clark 15:13
L3 Sutherby · Willsie · Clymer 12:37
L4 Laich · Bradley · Mink 5:54
D1 Eminger · Muir 24:53
D2 Heward · Witt 20:01
D3 Morrisonn · Majesky 15:04

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 32
3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/10
20 Hits 17
15 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 7
4 Giveaways 13
29 Penalty minutes 21
NSH shooting 14.7% (5/34) WSH shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Chris Mason
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 58:54 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

1 of 7 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 02:30 · 2–1
NSH WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Predators lead the season series 1–0
Feb 132004 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Oct 112002 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 4–5 Feb 82002 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–3 OT Feb 212001 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Oct 132000 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 1–3
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❓ NSH vs WSH, answered

Who won Predators vs Capitals on December 7, 2005?

Predators won 5–2. The final score was Predators 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Predators?

Marek Zidlicky (2), Steve Sullivan (2), Scott Hartnell.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Ben Clymer.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Chris Mason made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Predators vs Capitals season series?

Predators lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 3 🔔PHI @ 🐯NSH 3–4 AfterDec 8 🗽NYR @ 🐯NSH 5–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 3 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–5 AfterDec 9 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 4–3
Also on December 7
🔥CGY 4–1 😈NJD 🗽NYR 1–2 🪶CHI 🐆FLA 3–4 ⭐DAL 🐻BOS 1–4 🏔️COL
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