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Washington 2, New Jersey 7

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	T
WAS(29-41-12)	1	0	1	2
NJD(46-27-9)	2	1	4	7

Final

7:30 PM ET, December 28, 2005

IZOD Center

East Rutherford, New Jersey

THREE STARS

B. Gionta
Devils (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

S. Brylin
Devils (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

G. Marshall
Devils (RW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: IZOD Center Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey	Referees: BlaineAngus, DanMarouelli Linesmen: PatDapuzzo, BrianMurphy
Attendance: 16,197 (85.1% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Washington

New Jersey

Total Shots
	25
	38

PIM
	23
	9

Hits
	9
	15

Giveaways
	2
	6

Takeaways
	20
	15

Faceoffs Won
	40
	24

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:44		Alex Ovechkin (22) (Power Play) Assists: Mathieu Biron, Matt Pettinger	Washington 1-0
12:40		Sergei Brylin (9) Assists: Grant Marshall, Jamie Langenbrunner	Game tied 1-1
12:53		Brian Rafalski (2) (Power Play) Assists: Paul Martin, Zach Parise	New Jersey 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:31		Brendan Witt: 5 Minutes for Fighting Grant Marshall
2:31		Grant Marshall: 5 Minutes for Fighting Brendan Witt
3:51		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Tripping Viktor Kozlov
7:06		Bryan Muir: 2 Minutes for Holding Viktor Kozlov
8:13		Zach Parise: 2 Minutes for Holding Steve Eminger
12:40		Brent Johnson: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass (Served by Matt Bradley)
18:27		Scott Gomez: 2 Minutes for Holding Brian Sutherby

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:18		Brian Gionta (20) Assists: Scott Gomez, Grant Marshall	New Jersey 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:16		Brendan Witt: 2 Minutes for Slashing Alexander Mogilny
17:44		Jeff Halpern: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Jamie Langenbrunner
17:44		Jeff Halpern: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Jamie Langenbrunner

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:47		Jay Pandolfo (7) Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Colin White	New Jersey 4-1
10:08		Brian Sutherby (8) Assists: Ivan Majesky	New Jersey 4-2
12:03		Brian Gionta (21) (Power Play) Assists: Scott Gomez, Tommy Albelin	New Jersey 5-2
13:03		John Madden (7) Assists: Brian Rafalski	New Jersey 6-2
18:12		Brian Rafalski (3) (Power Play) Assists: Paul Martin, Scott Gomez	New Jersey 7-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
11:42		Bryan Muir: 2 Minutes for Boarding Jamie Langenbrunner
17:08		Chris Clark: 2 Minutes for Interference of Dan McGillis
17:22		Brendan Witt: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexander Mogilny
18:00		Brooks Laich: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Served by Brooks Laich)

Player Summary

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Biron D	0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:47	2:00	0:00	6:47	0	0	00.0
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	20	11:18	0:00	0:04	11:14	0	0	00.0
A. Cassels C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	15	10:40	0:10	0:00	10:30	4	3	57.1
C. Clark RW	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	28	17:46	0:01	3:30	14:15	2	1	66.7
B. Clymer RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15	10:05	0:00	0:34	9:31	0	0	00.0
S. Eminger D	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	20:00	0:34	5:24	14:02	0	0	00.0
J. Halpern C	0	0	-1	1	1	1	2	4	0	2	0	28	18:36	0:01	2:59	15:36	17	11	60.7
J. Heward D	0	0	-1	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	32	25:08	2:32	6:48	15:48	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	16	10:40	0:26	0:00	10:14	0	0	00.0
I. Majesky D	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:31	0:00	2:26	12:05	0	0	00.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	19:22	0:00	6:54	12:28	0	0	00.0
B. Muir D	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	4	1	1	0	23	15:49	0:06	0:09	15:34	1	0	100.0
A. Ovechkin LW	1	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	30	20:32	2:33	3:29	14:30	0	0	00.0
M. Pettinger LW	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	26	16:09	2:06	1:55	12:08	0	0	00.0
B. Sutherby C	1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:23	0:00	3:15	10:10	8	2	80.0
B. Willsie RW	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	23	13:08	0:04	2:12	10:52	0	0	00.0
B. Witt D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	3	9	0	1	0	28	19:04	0:06	3:27	15:31	0	0	00.0
D. Zubrus C	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	17:46	2:27	3:46	11:33	8	7	53.3
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
N Yonkman									Healthy

New Jersey Devils												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
T. Albelin D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	11:27	1:11	0:00	10:16	0	0	00.0
S. Brown D	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	10:08	4:27	0:00	5:41	0	0	00.0
S. Brylin LW	1	0	1	6	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	31	19:22	4:06	0:07	15:09	7	14	33.3
B. Gionta RW	2	0	0	8	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	32	21:11	6:45	0:45	13:41	0	0	00.0
S. Gomez C	0	3	0	3	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	29	20:21	5:06	0:00	15:15	10	16	38.5
D. Hale D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:45	0:00	0:00	0:00	0	0	00.0
C. Janssen RW	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	5:15	0:03	0:00	5:12	0	0	00.0
V. Kozlov RW	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	12:12	2:08	0:00	10:04	0	1	00.0
J. Langenbrunner RW	0	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	30	17:57	3:29	0:45	13:43	0	0	00.0
J. Madden C	1	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	35	19:27	3:48	1:49	13:50	7	9	43.8
G. Marshall RW	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	1	17	12:18	2:31	0:00	9:47	0	0	00.0
P. Martin D	0	2	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	24:05	8:18	0:12	15:35	0	0	00.0
R. Matvichuk D	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	24	16:51	0:10	0:01	16:40	0	0	00.0
A. Mogilny RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	16:01	4:27	0:04	11:30	0	0	00.0
J. Pandolfo LW	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	32	16:26	2:08	1:44	12:34	0	0	00.0
Z. Parise LW	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	23	14:33	3:13	0:00	11:20	0	0	00.0
B. Rafalski D	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	33	24:50	6:45	2:26	15:39	0	0	00.0
C. White D	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	35	21:21	4:06	2:26	14:49	0	0	00.0
New Jersey Devils Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Langdon									Healthy
E Rasmussen									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
B. Johnson	17	2	15	.882	26:14	2
O. Kolzig	21	5	16	.762	33:46	0

New Jersey Devils Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Brodeur	25	2	23	.92	59:33	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Washington	10	7	8	25
New Jersey	11	10	16	38

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Washington	1 of 0
New Jersey	3 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Wednesday, December 28th

NY Rangers	6	Final
NY Islanders	2

Boston	4	Final
Florida	6

Philadelphia	4	Final
Atlanta	3	OT

Anaheim	0	Final
Columbus	1

Washington	2	Final
New Jersey	7

Carolina	2	Final
Ottawa	6

Montreal	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3

Minnesota	4	Final
Edmonton	2

St. Louis	2	Final
Chicago	1

Los Angeles	5	Final
Colorado	3

Phoenix	5	Final
San Jose	4

Nashville	3	Final
Vancouver	4

ESPN NHL

Washington 2, New Jersey 7

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, December 28th