Penguins 3–6 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

Head-to-head →

Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

10 shots · 22:10 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bryan Muir

3 A

6 shots · 30:59 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Ben Clymer

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 23:57 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Colby Armstrong Go-ahead 1st · 02:03

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Cory Cross · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Ben Clymer Tying 1st · 04:14

Assists: Bryan Muir, Brian Sutherby · beat Sebastien Caron

1–1

🦅 Chris Clark Go-ahead 1st · 11:10

Assists: Alex Ovechkin · beat Sebastien Caron

1–2

🦅 Ivan Majesky SH 1st · 16:08

Assists: Shaone Morrisonn, Matt Bradley · beat Sebastien Caron

1–3

2nd period

🐧 John LeClair 2nd · 09:05

Assists: Ric Jackman, Ryan Malone · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

🦅 Dainius Zubrus PP 2nd · 15:31

Assists: Bryan Muir, Alex Ovechkin · beat Sebastien Caron

2–4

3rd period

🐧 Ryan Malone SH 3rd · 04:14

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

3–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 05:54

Assists: Bryan Muir, Ben Clymer · beat Sebastien Caron

3–5

🦅 Matt Pettinger SH Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Ivan Majesky

3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Recchi · Armstrong 23:28

L2 Malone · Koltsov · LeClair 16:58

L3 Surovy · Rita · Boguniecki 12:21

L4 Endicott · Roy 6:20

D1 Gonchar · Whitney 24:08

D2 Scuderi · Melichar 19:22

D3 Cross · Jackman 11:54

D4 Cairns 1:51

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Clymer 23:04

L2 Pettinger · Halpern · Willsie 18:03

L3 Friesen · Sutherby · Bradley 12:43

L4 Laich · Klepis · Clark 5:07

D1 Muir · Morrisonn 25:14

D2 Majesky · Eminger 18:08

D3 Green · Yonkman 10:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 42

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/10

12 Hits 19

14 Blocked shots 15

6 Takeaways 11

13 Giveaways 16

22 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 12.0% (3/25) WSH shooting 14.3% (6/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Sebastien Caron

36/41

.878 SV% · 5 GA · 57:54 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 9 goals located

PIT WSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-8-1 (10% win rate, 10 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-8-4 (0% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

All →

Penguins lead the season series 3–1

Feb 112006 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Jan 252006 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–8 Nov 222005 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–5 Apr 42004 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Mar 302004 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 2–4

🔮 Ask Puckey

Got a question about Penguins vs Capitals?

Records, streaks, splits and player numbers, answered in seconds from real game results.

Try one

Questions and what's next

Quick answers, and the games either side of this one

Full schedule →

PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on March 8, 2006?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Penguins?

Colby Armstrong, John LeClair, Ryan Malone.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Ben Clymer, Chris Clark, Dainius Zubrus, Ivan Majesky, Matt Pettinger.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Sebastien Caron made 36 saves on 41 shots (.878 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from real box scores.

Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 7 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 5–4 AfterMar 11 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–6

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 6 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterMar 10 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 4–3

Also on March 8

🌪️CAR 2–3 🔔PHI 🗽NYR 2–3 🐦ATL 🏛️OTT 2–6 🐆FLA

Penguins season page Capitals season page Full NHL schedule