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Atlanta 4, Washington 6

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play Conversation

	1	2	3	T
ATL(41-33-8)	2	2	0	4
WAS(29-41-12)	3	0	3	6

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 17, 2006

Verizon Center

Washington, DC

THREE STARS

M. Pettinger
Capitals (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

B. Laich
Capitals (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

R. Fata
Capitals (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC	Referees: BradMeier, RobShick Linesmen: AndyMcElman, TimNowak
Attendance: 16,891 (90.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Atlanta

Washington

Total Shots
	42
	28

PIM
	16
	18

Hits
	15
	29

Giveaways
	10
	18

Takeaways
	10
	7

Faceoffs Won
	27
	34

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:11		Bobby Holik (15) Assists: Scott Mellanby	Atlanta 1-0
3:52		Brooks Laich (7) Assists: Rico Fata, Nolan Yonkman	Game tied 1-1
4:15		Matt Pettinger (19) Assists: Mathieu Biron, Nolan Yonkman	Washington 2-1
18:20		Steve McCarthy (7) Assists: Slava Kozlov, Niclas Havelid	Game tied 2-2
18:30		Rico Fata (3) Assists: Brooks Laich	Washington 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:32		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Hooking
8:54		Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Hooking Peter Bondra
17:38		Shane Hnidy: 2 Minutes for Interference of Brian Sutherby
17:56		Andy Sutton: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dainius Zubrus
17:56		Dainius Zubrus: 2 Minutes for Roughing Andy Sutton (Served by Eric Fehr)
17:56		Dainius Zubrus: 2 Minutes for Roughing Andy Sutton (Served by Eric Fehr)

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:40		Garnet Exelby (1) Assists: Greg de Vries, Serge Aubin	Game tied 3-3
8:49		Peter Bondra (21) Assists: Patrik Stefan	Atlanta 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:04		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for Hooking Garnet Exelby
10:42		Nolan Yonkman: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
13:11		Shaone Morrisonn: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jim Slater
15:52		Dainius Zubrus: 2 Minutes for Roughing Scott Mellanby
15:52		Niclas Havelid: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
15:52		Scott Mellanby: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dainius Zubrus
18:02		Greg de Vries: 2 Minutes for Hooking Matt Pettinger

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:36		Alex Ovechkin (52) Assists: Ben Clymer, Brian Sutherby	Game tied 4-4
8:58		Brian Willsie (19) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dainius Zubrus	Washington 5-4
12:26		Matt Pettinger (20) Assists: Jeff Halpern, Bryan Muir	Washington 6-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:36		Dainius Zubrus: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Niclas Havelid
7:18		Peter Bondra: 2 Minutes for Interference of Shaone Morrisonn
8:47		Marian Hossa: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Ovechkin
13:51		Andy Sutton: 2 Minutes for Holding Chris Clark
15:09		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Ben Clymer)

Player Summary

Atlanta Thrashers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Aubin C	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	7:30	0:14	4:09	3:07	2	4	33.3
P. Bondra RW	1	0	1	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	13:04	3:25	0:26	9:13	0	0	00.0
E. Boulton LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3:18	0:14	0:00	3:04	0	0	00.0
G. de Vries D	0	1	-1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	31	19:09	2:31	4:01	12:37	0	0	00.0
G. Exelby D	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	23	12:26	0:00	2:43	9:43	0	0	00.0
N. Havelid D	0	1	0	1	2	6	1	2	0	0	3	39	23:55	0:20	4:58	18:37	0	0	00.0
S. Hnidy D	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	5:39	0:18	0:00	5:21	0	0	00.0
B. Holik C	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	25	16:28	3:31	0:54	12:03	9	12	42.9
M. Hossa RW	0	0	0	4	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	30	24:12	8:05	2:47	13:20	0	0	00.0
I. Kovalchuk LW	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	19	26:12	12:57	0:00	13:15	0	0	00.0
S. Kozlov LW	0	1	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	27	23:35	8:07	2:54	12:34	1	1	50.0
B. Larsen LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	10:21	0:16	4:50	5:15	0	0	00.0
S. McCarthy D	1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	20:28	10:23	0:00	10:05	0	0	00.0
S. Mellanby RW	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:02	7:30	0:02	9:30	0	1	00.0
M. Savard C	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	21:41	8:41	0:26	12:34	11	8	57.9
J. Slater C	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	10:48	0:00	0:00	10:48	0	0	00.0
P. Stefan C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:52	0:00	0:55	11:57	4	8	33.3
A. Sutton D	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	4	0	0	0	39	22:53	0:20	5:52	16:41	0	0	00.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Modry									Healthy
R Petrovicky									Healthy
D Mackenzie									Healthy
M Popovic									Healthy
K Lehtonen									Healthy

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	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	18	9:35	1:51	0:00	7:44	0	0	00.0
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	4	4	0	0	21	14:00	0:00	3:42	10:18	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	29	16:49	0:16	5:27	11:06	0	0	00.0
B. Clymer RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:14	4:14	0:01	10:59	0	0	00.0
S. Eminger D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	36	24:06	2:26	5:30	16:10	0	0	00.0
R. Fata RW	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	7:05	0:00	0:17	6:48	0	0	00.0
E. Fehr RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0:55	0:00	0:00	0:55	0	0	00.0
J. Halpern C	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	32	24:11	6:09	6:28	11:34	12	11	52.2
B. Laich C	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	12:54	3:31	0:00	9:23	7	7	50.0
I. Majesky D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	24:18	0:08	8:50	15:20	0	0	00.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	32	21:55	0:52	5:41	15:22	0	0	00.0
B. Muir D	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	35	28:29	6:04	6:35	15:50	0	0	00.0
A. Ovechkin LW	1	1	-1	6	1	0	0	0	7	2	0	24	20:09	7:40	0:03	12:26	0	0	00.0
M. Pettinger LW	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	16:53	1:21	5:59	9:33	0	0	00.0
B. Sutherby C	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	7:54	0:38	0:33	6:43	3	2	60.0
B. Willsie RW	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	24	14:27	4:07	0:15	10:05	0	0	00.0
N. Yonkman D	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	11	5:50	0:00	0:00	5:50	0	0	00.0
D. Zubrus C	0	1	-1	3	0	0	4	8	1	1	4	28	19:36	4:37	3:52	11:07	12	7	63.2
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Heward									Healthy
J Hunt									Healthy
M Stefanishion									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Dunham	23	5	18	.783	41:02	0
M. Garnett	5	1	4	.8	15:45	0

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
O. Kolzig	42	4	38	.905	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Atlanta	12	16	14	42
Washington	10	5	13	28

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Atlanta	0 of 0
Washington	1 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

Monday, April 17th

Dallas	2	Final
Detroit	3

Atlanta	4	Final
Washington	6

NY Islanders	1	Final
Pittsburgh	6

Colorado	2	Final
Edmonton	4

Los Angeles	4	Final
San Jose	0

Calgary	3	Final
Anaheim	4

ESPN NHL

Atlanta 4, Washington 6

Final

NHL Scores

Monday, April 17th