2005β06 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 5th Southeast |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2005β06 record | 29β41β12 |
Home record | 16β18β7 |
Road record | 13β23β5 |
Goals for | 237 |
Goals against | 306 |
Team information | |
General manager | George McPhee |
Coach | Glen Hanlon |
Captain | Jeff Halpern |
Alternate captains |
Brian Sutherby (Mar-Apr) Brendan Witt (Oct-Mar) Dainius Zubrus |
Arena | MCI Center |
Average attendance | 13,905 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hershey Bears South Carolina Stingrays |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (52) |
Assists | Alexander Ovechkin (54) |
Points | Alexander Ovechkin (106) |
Penalty minutes | Brendan Witt (141) |
Plus/minus | Chris Clark (+9) |
Wins | Olaf Kolzig (20) |
Goals against average | Brent Johnson (3.44) |
The 2005β06 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals missed the playoffs for the second season in a row.
Following the 2004β05 NHL lockout, Alexander Ovechkin played his first game with the Washington Capitals on October 5, 2005, scoring two goals in a 3β2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In a shootout against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal in a 5β4 win. The Capitals finished the 2005β06 season in fifth and last place of the Southeast Division with a 29β41β12 campaign, having 12 more points than the 2003β04 season, good for 27th out of the 30 NHL teams. Yet the team played close in every game, playing in 42 one-goal games, although losing two-thirds of those games. A notable first was that Washington area native Jeff Halpern was named captain of the hometown Capitals. [1] [2] At the 2006 trade deadline, March 9, Witt was traded to the Nashville Predators. Several Capitals achieved career highs in several offensive categories, including Matt Pettinger and Dainius Zubrus, who both achieved career highs in all offensive categories. Jeff Halpern set a new career high in assists for the second consecutive season.
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Many longtime Capitals had career years, with Dainius Zubrus netting 57 points, Halpern having a career-best 33 assists, Matt Pettinger putting in a career-best 20-goal, 38-point effort and seven others on the relatively young team topping 20 points for the first time. Two notable landmarks were also hit by Capitals, as the team's longest tenured Capital, Olaf Kolzig, won his 250th game in goal and Andrew Cassels became the 204th player to play 1,000 games, although he did not finish out his season with the team.
The Capitals were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 550 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most power-play goals, with 116, and the most short-handed goals, with 18. [3]
Ovechkin's rookie season exceeded the hype, as he led all 2005-06 NHL rookies in goals, points, power-play goals and shots. He finished third overall in the NHL in scoring and tied for third in goals; and his 425 shots not only led the league, but also set an NHL rookie record and was the fourth-highest total in NHL history. Ovechkin's rookie point total was the second-best in Washington Capitals history, and his goal total was tied for third in franchise history. He had 21 power play goals and a plus-minus rating of plus 2. Ovechkin won the Calder Memorial Trophy, beating out Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
2 | 8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
3 | 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
4 | 11 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 4β7β0 (home: 3β3β0; road: 1β4β0)
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November: 4β7β2 (home: 3β2β1; road: 1β5β1)
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December: 5β6β1 (home: 3β3β1; road: 2β3β0)
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January: 5β8β2 (home: 3β4β2; road: 2β4β0)
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February: 2β4β0 (home: 1β2β0; road: 1β2β0)
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March: 4β6β5 (home: 2β3β2; road: 2β3β3)
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April: 5β3β2 (home: 1β1β1; road: 4β2β1)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Regular season | ||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
8 | Alexander Ovechkin | LW | 81 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 2 | 52 |
9 | Dainius Zubrus | C | 71 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 3 | 84 |
11 | Jeff Halpern | C | 70 | 11 | 33 | 44 | β8 | 79 |
24 | Brian Willsie | RW | 82 | 19 | 22 | 41 | β19 | 77 |
17 | Chris Clark | RW | 78 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 110 |
18 | Matt Pettinger | LW | 71 | 20 | 18 | 38 | β2 | 39 |
27 | Ben Clymer | RW | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | β7 | 72 |
16 | Brian Sutherby | C | 76 | 14 | 16 | 30 | β17 | 73 |
6 | Jamie Heward | D | 71 | 7 | 21 | 28 | β5 | 54 |
47 | Bryan Muir | D | 72 | 8 | 18 | 26 | β9 | 72 |
21 | Brooks Laich | C | 73 | 7 | 14 | 21 | β9 | 26 |
10 | Matt Bradley | RW | 74 | 7 | 12 | 19 | β8 | 72 |
44 | Steve Eminger | D | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | β12 | 81 |
26 | Shaone Morrisonn | D | 80 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 91 |
34 | Mathieu Biron | D | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | β11 | 50 |
25 | Andrew Casselsβ‘ | C | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | β3 | 14 |
19 | Brendan Wittβ‘ | D | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β5 | 141 |
23 | Ivan Majesky | D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | β2 | 66 |
41 [a] | Jeff Friesenβ‘ | LW | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β11 | 24 |
40 | Nolan Yonkman | D | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 86 |
20 | Rico Fataβ | RW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
20 | Petr Sykoraβ‘ | C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
38 | Jakub Klepis | C | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β11 | 8 |
52 | Mike Green | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β8 | 18 |
37 | Olaf Kolzig | G | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
43 | Tomas Fleischmann | LW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β7 | 0 |
15 | Boyd Gordon | C | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β4 | 4 |
22 | Boyd Kane | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Kris Beechβ | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
30 | Frederic Cassivi | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
51 | Doug Doullβ | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 19 |
50 | Eric Fehr | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
36 | Colin Forbesβ | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
45 | Jonas Johansson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Brent Johnson | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
39 | Graham Mink | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | Stephen Peatβ‘ | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
41 [b] | Louis Robitaille | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 5 |
70 | Dave Steckel | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | Joey Tenuteβ | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
37 | Olaf Kolzig | 59 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 1987 | 206 | 3.53 | .896 | 0 | 3506 |
1 | Brent Johnson | 26 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 854 | 81 | 3.44 | .905 | 1 | 1413 |
30 | Frederic Cassivi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4.07 | .867 | 0 | 59 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (annual) |
Calder Memorial Trophy | Alexander Ovechkin | [7] |
King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Olaf Kolzig | [8] | |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Alexander Ovechkin ( Forward) | [9] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Alexander Ovechkin ( Left wing) | [9] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL Offensive Player of the Month | Alexander Ovechkin (January) | [10] |
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Alexander Ovechkin (January 2) | [11] | |
Alexander Ovechkin (January 23) | [12] | ||
NHL Rookie of the Month | Alexander Ovechkin (December) | [13] | |
Alexander Ovechkin (January) | [10] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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1,000th game played | Andrew Cassels | November 22, 2005 | [14] |
The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [15]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 30, 2005 | To
Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2005 Ottawa's 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2005 |
[16] |
July 30, 2005 | To
Buffalo Sabres Rights to Tim Kennedy |
To Washington Capitals 6th-round pick in 2006 |
[15] [17] |
August 4, 2005 | To
Calgary Flames Conditional draft pick in 2006 |
To Washington Capitals Chris Clark |
[18] |
August 12, 2005 | To
Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To Washington Capitals Bryan Muir |
[19] |
September 26, 2005 | To
New Jersey Devils Conditional draft pick in 2006 [c] |
To Washington Capitals Jeff Friesen |
[21] |
December 2, 2005 | To
Vancouver Canucks Maxime Ouellet |
To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2006 |
[22] |
December 28, 2005 | To
Carolina Hurricanes Stephen Peat |
To Washington Capitals Colin Forbes |
[23] |
February 3, 2006 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Dwayne Zinger |
To Washington Capitals Doug Doull |
[24] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Jeff Friesen |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
[25] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Nashville Predators Brendan Witt |
To Washington Capitals Kris Beech 1st-round pick in 2006 |
[26] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [d] | Ref |
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August 2, 2005 | Trent Whitfield | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [45] |
August 23, 2005 | Garret Stroshein | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [46] |
September 7, 2005 | Josef Boumedienne | ZSC Lions ( NLA) | Free agency (II) [e] | [48] |
Jeff Paul | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) | [49] | |
October 7, 2005 | Justin Eddy | Utah Grizzlies ( AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [50] |
Miroslav Zalesak | Sodertalje SK ( SHL) | Release [f] | [51] | |
October 26, 2005 | Jason Doig | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [52] |
November 16, 2005 | Darcy Verot | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [53] |
January 28, 2006 | Andrew Cassels [g] | Release | [55] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 28, 2005 | Eric Fehr | 3-year | Entry-level | [56] |
August 5, 2005 | Alexander Ovechkin | 3-year | Entry-level | [57] [58] |
August 11, 2005 | Jared Aulin | 1-year | Re-signing | [59] |
Jakub Cutta | 1-year | Re-signing | [60] | |
August 12, 2005 | Louis Robitaille | Re-signing | [61] | |
Matt Pettinger | Re-signing | [62] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Steve Eminger | Re-signing | [63] | |
Jeff Halpern | Re-signing | [64] | ||
Graham Mink | Re-signing | [65] | ||
Shaone Morrisonn | Re-signing | [66] | ||
Maxime Ouellet | Re-signing | [67] | ||
Stephen Peat | 1-year | Re-signing | [68] | |
Brian Sutherby | Re-signing | [69] | ||
Brian Willsie | Re-signing | [70] | ||
Brendan Witt | Re-signing | [71] | ||
Nolan Yonkman | Re-signing | [72] | ||
August 17, 2005 | Chris Bourque | 3-year | Entry-level | [73] |
Dwayne Zinger | Re-signing | [74] | ||
August 18, 2005 | Dainius Zubrus | 2-year | Re-signing | [75] |
August 23, 2005 | Petr Sykora | 1-year | Re-signing | [76] |
August 24, 2005 | Chris Clark | Re-signing | [77] | |
August 29, 2005 | Mike Green | 3-year | Entry-level | [78] |
August 30, 2005 | Bryan Muir | Re-signing | [79] | |
August 31, 2005 | Jeff Schultz | 3-year | Entry-level | [80] |
February 3, 2006 | Chris Clark | 2-year | Extension | [81] |
February 11, 2006 | Olaf Kolzig | 2-year | Extension | [82] |
February 22, 2006 | Jamie Heward | 1-year | Extension | [83] |
Bryan Muir | 1-year | Extension | [83] | |
March 14, 2006 | Stephen Werner | 2-year | Entry-level | [84] |
March 23, 2006 | Daren Machesney | 3-year | Entry-level | [85] |
April 11, 2006 | Alexander Semin | 2-year | Re-signing | [86] |
Washington's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 14 | Sasha Pokulok (D) | Canada | Cornell University ( ECAC) |
1 | 27 | Joe Finley (D) | United States | University of North Dakota ( NCAA) |
4 | 109 | Andy Thomas (D) | United States | University of Denver (WCHA) |
4 | 118 | Patrick McNeill (D) | Canada | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
5 | 143 | Daren Machesney (G) | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
6 | 181 | Tim Kennedy (LW) | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
7 | 209 | Viktor Dovgan (D) | Russia | CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia) |
But Kennedy would remain a Capital for just 30 minutes as the Sabres traded Washington a sixth-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for his rights.
The Caps acquired Friesen from New Jersey last September in exchange for a conditional draft choice, which has finally and definitively been determined to be a third rounder in 2006.
Signed by the Capitals as a free agent on Aug. 11, 2005
MONTREAL CANADIENSβSigned D Jeff Paul to a one-year contract.
2005β06 Washington Capitals | |
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Division | 5th Southeast |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2005β06 record | 29β41β12 |
Home record | 16β18β7 |
Road record | 13β23β5 |
Goals for | 237 |
Goals against | 306 |
Team information | |
General manager | George McPhee |
Coach | Glen Hanlon |
Captain | Jeff Halpern |
Alternate captains |
Brian Sutherby (Mar-Apr) Brendan Witt (Oct-Mar) Dainius Zubrus |
Arena | MCI Center |
Average attendance | 13,905 |
Minor league affiliate(s) |
Hershey Bears South Carolina Stingrays |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Alexander Ovechkin (52) |
Assists | Alexander Ovechkin (54) |
Points | Alexander Ovechkin (106) |
Penalty minutes | Brendan Witt (141) |
Plus/minus | Chris Clark (+9) |
Wins | Olaf Kolzig (20) |
Goals against average | Brent Johnson (3.44) |
The 2005β06 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Capitals missed the playoffs for the second season in a row.
Following the 2004β05 NHL lockout, Alexander Ovechkin played his first game with the Washington Capitals on October 5, 2005, scoring two goals in a 3β2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In a shootout against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal in a 5β4 win. The Capitals finished the 2005β06 season in fifth and last place of the Southeast Division with a 29β41β12 campaign, having 12 more points than the 2003β04 season, good for 27th out of the 30 NHL teams. Yet the team played close in every game, playing in 42 one-goal games, although losing two-thirds of those games. A notable first was that Washington area native Jeff Halpern was named captain of the hometown Capitals. [1] [2] At the 2006 trade deadline, March 9, Witt was traded to the Nashville Predators. Several Capitals achieved career highs in several offensive categories, including Matt Pettinger and Dainius Zubrus, who both achieved career highs in all offensive categories. Jeff Halpern set a new career high in assists for the second consecutive season.
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Many longtime Capitals had career years, with Dainius Zubrus netting 57 points, Halpern having a career-best 33 assists, Matt Pettinger putting in a career-best 20-goal, 38-point effort and seven others on the relatively young team topping 20 points for the first time. Two notable landmarks were also hit by Capitals, as the team's longest tenured Capital, Olaf Kolzig, won his 250th game in goal and Andrew Cassels became the 204th player to play 1,000 games, although he did not finish out his season with the team.
The Capitals were the most penalized team during the regular season, with 550 power-play opportunities against. They also allowed the most power-play goals, with 116, and the most short-handed goals, with 18. [3]
Ovechkin's rookie season exceeded the hype, as he led all 2005-06 NHL rookies in goals, points, power-play goals and shots. He finished third overall in the NHL in scoring and tied for third in goals; and his 425 shots not only led the league, but also set an NHL rookie record and was the fourth-highest total in NHL history. Ovechkin's rookie point total was the second-best in Washington Capitals history, and his goal total was tied for third in franchise history. He had 21 power play goals and a plus-minus rating of plus 2. Ovechkin won the Calder Memorial Trophy, beating out Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby and Calgary Flames defenseman Dion Phaneuf.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 2 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
2 | 8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
3 | 10 | Atlanta Thrashers | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
4 | 11 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
5 | 14 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | Z- Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 314 | 211 | 113 |
2 | Y- Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 294 | 260 | 112 |
3 | Y- New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 242 | 229 | 101 |
4 | X- Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 242 | 239 | 110 |
5 | X- Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 26 | 11 | 267 | 259 | 101 |
6 | X- New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 257 | 215 | 100 |
7 | X- Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 243 | 247 | 93 |
8 | X- Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 252 | 260 | 92 |
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9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 257 | 270 | 90 |
10 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 281 | 275 | 90 |
11 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 37 | 34 | 11 | 240 | 257 | 85 |
12 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 230 | 278 | 78 |
13 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 29 | 37 | 16 | 230 | 266 | 74 |
14 | Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 237 | 306 | 70 |
15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 244 | 316 | 58 |
Divisions: AT β Atlantic, NE β Northeast, SE β Southeast
Z β Clinched Conference; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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February: 2β4β0 (home: 1β2β0; road: 1β2β0)
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March: 4β6β5 (home: 2β3β2; road: 2β3β3)
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April: 5β3β2 (home: 1β1β1; road: 4β2β1)
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
8 | Alexander Ovechkin | LW | 81 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 2 | 52 |
9 | Dainius Zubrus | C | 71 | 23 | 34 | 57 | 3 | 84 |
11 | Jeff Halpern | C | 70 | 11 | 33 | 44 | β8 | 79 |
24 | Brian Willsie | RW | 82 | 19 | 22 | 41 | β19 | 77 |
17 | Chris Clark | RW | 78 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 110 |
18 | Matt Pettinger | LW | 71 | 20 | 18 | 38 | β2 | 39 |
27 | Ben Clymer | RW | 77 | 16 | 17 | 33 | β7 | 72 |
16 | Brian Sutherby | C | 76 | 14 | 16 | 30 | β17 | 73 |
6 | Jamie Heward | D | 71 | 7 | 21 | 28 | β5 | 54 |
47 | Bryan Muir | D | 72 | 8 | 18 | 26 | β9 | 72 |
21 | Brooks Laich | C | 73 | 7 | 14 | 21 | β9 | 26 |
10 | Matt Bradley | RW | 74 | 7 | 12 | 19 | β8 | 72 |
44 | Steve Eminger | D | 66 | 5 | 13 | 18 | β12 | 81 |
26 | Shaone Morrisonn | D | 80 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 91 |
34 | Mathieu Biron | D | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | β11 | 50 |
25 | Andrew Casselsβ‘ | C | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | β3 | 14 |
19 | Brendan Wittβ‘ | D | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | β5 | 141 |
23 | Ivan Majesky | D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | β2 | 66 |
41 [a] | Jeff Friesenβ‘ | LW | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | β11 | 24 |
40 | Nolan Yonkman | D | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 86 |
20 | Rico Fataβ | RW | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
20 | Petr Sykoraβ‘ | C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
38 | Jakub Klepis | C | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | β11 | 8 |
52 | Mike Green | D | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | β8 | 18 |
37 | Olaf Kolzig | G | 59 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
43 | Tomas Fleischmann | LW | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β7 | 0 |
15 | Boyd Gordon | C | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β4 | 4 |
22 | Boyd Kane | LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
28 | Kris Beechβ | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
30 | Frederic Cassivi | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
51 | Doug Doullβ | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 19 |
50 | Eric Fehr | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
36 | Colin Forbesβ | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
45 | Jonas Johansson | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | Brent Johnson | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
39 | Graham Mink | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51 | Stephen Peatβ‘ | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
41 [b] | Louis Robitaille | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 5 |
70 | Dave Steckel | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | Joey Tenuteβ | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular season | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
37 | Olaf Kolzig | 59 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 1987 | 206 | 3.53 | .896 | 0 | 3506 |
1 | Brent Johnson | 26 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 854 | 81 | 3.44 | .905 | 1 | 1413 |
30 | Frederic Cassivi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 4.07 | .867 | 0 | 59 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (annual) |
Calder Memorial Trophy | Alexander Ovechkin | [7] |
King Clancy Memorial Trophy | Olaf Kolzig | [8] | |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Alexander Ovechkin ( Forward) | [9] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Alexander Ovechkin ( Left wing) | [9] | |
League (in-season) |
NHL Offensive Player of the Month | Alexander Ovechkin (January) | [10] |
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Alexander Ovechkin (January 2) | [11] | |
Alexander Ovechkin (January 23) | [12] | ||
NHL Rookie of the Month | Alexander Ovechkin (December) | [13] | |
Alexander Ovechkin (January) | [10] |
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1,000th game played | Andrew Cassels | November 22, 2005 | [14] |
The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [15]
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
July 30, 2005 | To
Colorado Avalanche 2nd-round pick in 2005 Ottawa's 2nd-round pick in 2005 |
To Washington Capitals 1st-round pick in 2005 |
[16] |
July 30, 2005 | To
Buffalo Sabres Rights to Tim Kennedy |
To Washington Capitals 6th-round pick in 2006 |
[15] [17] |
August 4, 2005 | To
Calgary Flames Conditional draft pick in 2006 |
To Washington Capitals Chris Clark |
[18] |
August 12, 2005 | To
Los Angeles Kings Future considerations |
To Washington Capitals Bryan Muir |
[19] |
September 26, 2005 | To
New Jersey Devils Conditional draft pick in 2006 [c] |
To Washington Capitals Jeff Friesen |
[21] |
December 2, 2005 | To
Vancouver Canucks Maxime Ouellet |
To Washington Capitals 5th-round pick in 2006 |
[22] |
December 28, 2005 | To
Carolina Hurricanes Stephen Peat |
To Washington Capitals Colin Forbes |
[23] |
February 3, 2006 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Dwayne Zinger |
To Washington Capitals Doug Doull |
[24] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Jeff Friesen |
To Washington Capitals 2nd-round pick in 2006 |
[25] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Nashville Predators Brendan Witt |
To Washington Capitals Kris Beech 1st-round pick in 2006 |
[26] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [d] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 2, 2005 | Trent Whitfield | St. Louis Blues | Free agency (UFA) | [45] |
August 23, 2005 | Garret Stroshein | Boston Bruins | Free agency (UFA) | [46] |
September 7, 2005 | Josef Boumedienne | ZSC Lions ( NLA) | Free agency (II) [e] | [48] |
Jeff Paul | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency (VI) | [49] | |
October 7, 2005 | Justin Eddy | Utah Grizzlies ( AHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [50] |
Miroslav Zalesak | Sodertalje SK ( SHL) | Release [f] | [51] | |
October 26, 2005 | Jason Doig | Vancouver Canucks | Free agency (UFA) | [52] |
November 16, 2005 | Darcy Verot | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) | Free agency (VI) | [53] |
January 28, 2006 | Andrew Cassels [g] | Release | [55] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 28, 2005 | Eric Fehr | 3-year | Entry-level | [56] |
August 5, 2005 | Alexander Ovechkin | 3-year | Entry-level | [57] [58] |
August 11, 2005 | Jared Aulin | 1-year | Re-signing | [59] |
Jakub Cutta | 1-year | Re-signing | [60] | |
August 12, 2005 | Louis Robitaille | Re-signing | [61] | |
Matt Pettinger | Re-signing | [62] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Steve Eminger | Re-signing | [63] | |
Jeff Halpern | Re-signing | [64] | ||
Graham Mink | Re-signing | [65] | ||
Shaone Morrisonn | Re-signing | [66] | ||
Maxime Ouellet | Re-signing | [67] | ||
Stephen Peat | 1-year | Re-signing | [68] | |
Brian Sutherby | Re-signing | [69] | ||
Brian Willsie | Re-signing | [70] | ||
Brendan Witt | Re-signing | [71] | ||
Nolan Yonkman | Re-signing | [72] | ||
August 17, 2005 | Chris Bourque | 3-year | Entry-level | [73] |
Dwayne Zinger | Re-signing | [74] | ||
August 18, 2005 | Dainius Zubrus | 2-year | Re-signing | [75] |
August 23, 2005 | Petr Sykora | 1-year | Re-signing | [76] |
August 24, 2005 | Chris Clark | Re-signing | [77] | |
August 29, 2005 | Mike Green | 3-year | Entry-level | [78] |
August 30, 2005 | Bryan Muir | Re-signing | [79] | |
August 31, 2005 | Jeff Schultz | 3-year | Entry-level | [80] |
February 3, 2006 | Chris Clark | 2-year | Extension | [81] |
February 11, 2006 | Olaf Kolzig | 2-year | Extension | [82] |
February 22, 2006 | Jamie Heward | 1-year | Extension | [83] |
Bryan Muir | 1-year | Extension | [83] | |
March 14, 2006 | Stephen Werner | 2-year | Entry-level | [84] |
March 23, 2006 | Daren Machesney | 3-year | Entry-level | [85] |
April 11, 2006 | Alexander Semin | 2-year | Re-signing | [86] |
Washington's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | Sasha Pokulok (D) | Canada | Cornell University ( ECAC) |
1 | 27 | Joe Finley (D) | United States | University of North Dakota ( NCAA) |
4 | 109 | Andy Thomas (D) | United States | University of Denver (WCHA) |
4 | 118 | Patrick McNeill (D) | Canada | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
5 | 143 | Daren Machesney (G) | Canada | Brampton Battalion (OHL) |
6 | 181 | Tim Kennedy (LW) | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
7 | 209 | Viktor Dovgan (D) | Russia | CSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia) |
But Kennedy would remain a Capital for just 30 minutes as the Sabres traded Washington a sixth-round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for his rights.
The Caps acquired Friesen from New Jersey last September in exchange for a conditional draft choice, which has finally and definitively been determined to be a third rounder in 2006.
Signed by the Capitals as a free agent on Aug. 11, 2005
MONTREAL CANADIENSβSigned D Jeff Paul to a one-year contract.