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2005-06 regular season

Capitals at Hurricanes

🗓 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🔁 Season series tied 3–3

Hurricanes beat Capitals 6–5 in overtime at PNC Arena on April 3, 2006.

WSH – CAR
24–42
Shots on goal
2/7–1/5
Power play
9–17
Hits
22–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Josef Vasicek
2 G, 2 A
2 shots · 15:12 TOI
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Justin Williams
1 G, 3 A
8 shots · 21:16 TOI
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Rod Brind'Amour
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 24:03 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Dainius Zubrus PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:04
Assists: Brian Willsie, Alex Ovechkin · beat Martin Gerber
1–0
🌪️ Ray Whitney Tying 1st · 15:40
Assists: Mark Recchi, Doug Weight · beat Olie Kolzig
1–1
🦅 Chris Clark Go-ahead 1st · 17:42
Assists: Shaone Morrisonn · beat Martin Gerber
2–1
2nd period
🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Tying 2nd · 00:51
Assists: Justin Williams, Josef Vasicek · beat Olie Kolzig
2–2
🌪️ Josef Vasicek Go-ahead 2nd · 06:40
Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Justin Williams · beat Olie Kolzig
2–3
🌪️ Justin Williams 2nd · 10:39
Assists: Frantisek Kaberle, Josef Vasicek · beat Olie Kolzig
2–4
3rd period
🦅 Rico Fata 3rd · 00:50
Assists: Chris Clark, Ivan Majesky · beat Martin Gerber
3–4
🦅 Jeff Halpern Tying 3rd · 02:56
Assists: Chris Clark, Rico Fata · beat Martin Gerber
4–4
🌪️ Josef Vasicek Go-ahead 3rd · 09:10
Assists: Justin Williams, Aaron Ward · beat Olie Kolzig
4–5
🦅 Rico Fata PP Tying 3rd · 15:27
Unassisted · beat Martin Gerber
5–5
Overtime
🌪️ Ray Whitney PP Go-ahead OT · 03:35
Assists: Cory Stillman, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Olie Kolzig
5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Clark 23:51
L2 Halpern · Willsie · Clymer 20:34
L3 Fata · Laich · Sutherby 14:58
L4 Bradley 10:56
D1 Eminger · Morrisonn 22:06
D2 Heward · Majesky 20:52
D3 Muir · Biron 13:40
D4 Yonkman 6:54
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Whitney · Brind'Amour · Williams 21:16
L2 Stillman · Staal · Recchi 17:58
L3 Cullen · Weight · Vasicek 15:20
L4 Adams · Adams 10:26
D1 Hedican · Kaberle 21:48
D2 Ward · Commodore 17:46
D3 Wesley · Tverdovsky 14:00
D4 Hutchinson 8:07

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CAR🌪️
24 Shots on goal 42
2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
9 Hits 17
22 Blocked shots 16
1 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 2
42 Penalty minutes 46
WSH shooting 20.8% (5/24) CAR shooting 14.3% (6/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
36/42
.857 SV% · 6 GA · 63:29 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Martin Gerber
19/24
.792 SV% · 5 GA · 63:27 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5-4 (10% win rate, 10 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-7-1 (43% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-15 (0% win rate, 15 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3
Mar 292006 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–1 Mar 252006 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 3–1 Jan 212006 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Oct 222005 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Oct 122005 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–7
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Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on April 3, 2006?

Hurricanes won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 5, Hurricanes 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Rico Fata (2), Chris Clark, Dainius Zubrus, Jeff Halpern.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Josef Vasicek (2), Ray Whitney (2), Justin Williams, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 36 saves on 42 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Martin Gerber made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Hurricanes season series?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 1–0 AfterApr 5 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3
🌪️ Hurricanes
BeforeApr 1 🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL 2–5 AfterApr 5 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 4–3
Also on April 3
⚔️BUF 3–2 🍁TOR 🐆FLA 1–4 ⚡TBL 🐦ATL 4–6 🏛️OTT 🧥CBJ 3–1 🐯NSH 🌵PHX 1–7 🛢️EDM 🦈SJS 3–2 ⭐DAL 🪶CHI 3–4 🏔️COL 🐙DET 2–1 🔥CGY
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