2005–06 Washington Capitals season

The 2005–06 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 32nd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

2005–06 Washington Capitals
Division5th Southeast
Conference14th Eastern
2005–06 record29–41–12
Goals for237
Goals against306
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachGlen Hanlon
CaptainJeff Halpern
Alternate captainsDainius Zubrus
Brian Sutherby
Brendan Witt
ArenaMCI Center
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (52)
AssistsAlexander Ovechkin (54)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (106)
Penalty minutesBrendan Witt (141)
WinsOlaf Kolzig (20)
Goals against averageBrent Johnson (3.44)

Following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Alexander Ovechkin played his first game with the Washington Capitals on October 5, 2005, scoring two goals in a 3–2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. In a shootout against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal in a 5–4 win. The Capitals finished the 2005–06 season in fifth and last place of the Southeast Division with a 29–41–12 campaign, having 12 more points than the 2003–04 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. At the 2006 trade deadline, March 8, 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.

Off-season

NHL Draft

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
114Sasha Pokulok (D) CanadaCornell University (ECAC)
127Joe Finley (D) United StatesUniversity of North Dakota (NCAA)
4109Andy Thomas (D) United StatesUniversity of Denver (WCHA)
4118Patrick McNeill (D) CanadaSaginaw Spirit (OHL)
5143Daren Machesney (G) CanadaBrampton Battalion (OHL)
6181Tim Kennedy (LW) United StatesSioux City Musketeers (USHL)
7209Viktor Dovgan (D) RussiaCSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)

Regular season

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.

  • November 22, 2005 – Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin face each other for the first time
  • On January 13, 2006 in Anaheim, Ovechkin scored his first career hat trick against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to help Washington win the game. His hat trick goals went past Jean-Sebastien Giguere for his first ever hat trick game.
  • January 29, 2006 – Dainius Zubrus scored the Game Winning Goal in a 2-1 victory for the Capitals.
  • April 1, 2006 – Brent Johnson earned a shutout in a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators.
  • April 7, 2006 – In a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Olaf Kolzig played his 600th game as a Washington Capitals.
  • April 13, 2006 – Alexander Ovechkin becomes the second rookie in history to record 50 goals and 100 points in a season. Teemu Selanne was the first rookie to reach the accomplishment.

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.[1]

Alexander Ovechkin

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.

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12Carolina Hurricanes8252228294260112
28Tampa Bay Lightning824333625226092
310Atlanta Thrashers824133828127590
411Florida Panthers8237341124025785
514Washington Capitals8229411223730670

[2] 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.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246279242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 5, 20053–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)1–0–0
2LOctober 7, 20053–7Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)1–1–0
3LOctober 8, 20051–8@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)1–2–0
4LOctober 10, 20052–3New York Rangers (2005–06)2–2–0
5LOctober 12, 20052–7@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)2–3–0
6LOctober 13, 20053–5New York Islanders (2005–06)2–4–0
7WOctober 16, 20053–2 SOTampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)3–4–0
8LOctober 20, 20052–3@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)3–5–0
9LOctober 22, 20050–4Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)3–6–0
10WOctober 26, 20053–2@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)4–6–0
11LOctober 28, 20052–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)4–7–0
12LNovember 3, 20051–8@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)4–8–0
13WNovember 4, 20053–2 SOAtlanta Thrashers (2005–06)5–8–0
14WNovember 6, 20055–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)6–8–0
15LNovember 8, 20054–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)6–9–0
16LNovember 11, 20053–4New Jersey Devils (2005–06)6–10–0
17LNovember 12, 20052–3@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)6–11–0
18WNovember 15, 20054–3 SOTampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)7–11–0
19LNovember 17, 20055–8@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)7–12–0
20WNovember 19, 20055–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)8–12–0
21LNovember 22, 20054–5@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)8–13–0
22LNovember 23, 20053–4 SOTampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)8–13–1
23LNovember 26, 20052–3 SO@ New York Rangers (2005–06)8–13–2
24LNovember 27, 20052–3Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)8–14–2
25LDecember 1, 20052–3@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)8–15–2
26WDecember 3, 20055–1New York Rangers (2005–06)9–15–2
27LDecember 7, 20052–5Nashville Predators (2005–06)9–16–2
28LDecember 9, 20053–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)9–17–2
29WDecember 14, 20053–2@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)10–17–2
30LDecember 16, 20051–4@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)10–18–2
31LDecember 18, 20052–3Florida Panthers (2005–06)10–19–2
32WDecember 22, 20056–5 SO@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)11–19–2
33WDecember 23, 20054–2Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)12–19–2
34LDecember 27, 20053–4 OTBoston Bruins (2005–06)12–19–3
35LDecember 28, 20052–7@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)12–20–3
36WDecember 31, 20054–3 SOPhiladelphia Flyers (2005–06)13–20–3
37LJanuary 1, 20062–5Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)13–21–3
38LJanuary 4, 20061–3Ottawa Senators (2005–06)13–22–3
39LJanuary 6, 20061–3Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)13–23–3
40LJanuary 8, 20063–4 SOFlorida Panthers (2005–06)13–23–4
41LJanuary 10, 20063–4 OTChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)13–23–5
42LJanuary 12, 20061–4@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)13–24–5
43WJanuary 13, 20063–2 OT@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)14–24–5
44WJanuary 16, 20066–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)15–24–5
45WJanuary 19, 20065–4 SOSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)16–24–5
46WJanuary 21, 20065–2Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)17–24–5
47LJanuary 23, 20062–3Boston Bruins (2005–06)17–25–5
48LJanuary 25, 20061–8@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)17–26–5
49LJanuary 26, 20062–3@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)17–27–5
50WJanuary 29, 20062–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)18–27–5
51LJanuary 31, 20063–5@ New York Islanders (2005–06)18–28–5
52WFebruary 3, 20064–1Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)19–28–5
53LFebruary 4, 20060–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)19–29–5
54LFebruary 7, 20060–5Florida Panthers (2005–06)19–30–5
55LFebruary 10, 20064–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)19–31–5
56LFebruary 11, 20063–6Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)19–32–5
57WFebruary 28, 20065–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)20–32–5
58LMarch 2, 20061–7@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)20–33–5
59LMarch 4, 20062–3 OT@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)20–33–6
60WMarch 6, 20065–2New York Islanders (2005–06)21–33–6
61WMarch 8, 20066–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)22–33–6
62LMarch 10, 20063–4 SONew Jersey Devils (2005–06)22–33–7
63LMarch 12, 20062–5Ottawa Senators (2005–06)22–34–7
64LMarch 14, 20064–6Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)22–35–7
65LMarch 16, 20064–5@ New York Rangers (2005–06)22–36–7
66LMarch 18, 20063–4 SOFlorida Panthers (2005–06)22–36–8
67LMarch 20, 20062–4Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)22–37–8
68LMarch 22, 20062–3@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)22–38–8
69LMarch 23, 20063–4 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)22–38–9
70WMarch 25, 20063–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)23–38–9
71WMarch 29, 20065–1@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)24–38–9
72LMarch 30, 20062–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)24–38–10
73WApril 1, 20061–0@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)25–38–10
74LApril 3, 20065–6 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)25–38–11
75LApril 5, 20063–4 SOCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)25–38–12
76LApril 7, 20063–4Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)25–39–12
77LApril 8, 20060–5@ New York Islanders (2005–06)25–40–12
78WApril 10, 20062–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)26–40–12
79LApril 13, 20063–5@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)26–41–12
80WApril 15, 20062–1 SO@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)27–41–12
81WApril 17, 20066–4Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)28–41–12
82WApril 18, 20064–1@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)29–41–12

Playoffs

The Capitals missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Alexander OvechkinLW8152541065222135
Dainius ZubrusC712334578431305
Jeff HalpernC7011334479-8601
Brian WillsieRW8219224177-19812
Chris ClarkRW782019391109130
Matt PettingerLW7120183839-2452
Ben ClymerRW7716173372-7303
Brian SutherbyC7614163073-17020
Jamie HewardD717212854-5402
Bryan MuirD728182672-9400
Brooks LaichC737142126-9101
Matt BradleyRW747121972-8001
Steve EmingerD665131881-12100
Shaone MorrisonnD8011314917000
Mathieu BironD52491350-11300
Andrew CasselsC31481214-3200
Brendan WittD5811011141-5000
Ivan MajeskyD5718966-2010
Jeff FriesenLW3334724-11000
Nolan YonkmanD38077861000
Rico FataRW2133683100
Petr SykoraC1022460000
Jakub KlepisC251348-11000
Mike GreenD2212318-8000
Olaf KolzigG59033140000
Tomas FleischmannLW140220-7000
Boyd GordonC250114-4000
Boyd KaneLW501121000
Kris BeechC500040000
Frederic CassiviG100000000
Doug DoullLW200019-1000
Eric FehrRW1100020000
Colin ForbesC90002-2000
Jonas JohanssonRW100020000
Brent JohnsonG26000140000
Graham MinkC300000000
Stephen PeatRW10002-2000
Louis RobitailleLW20005-1000
Dave SteckelC700001000
Joey TenuteC100000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
Olaf Kolzig3506592028112063.53019871781.896
Brent Johnson1413269121813.441854773.905
Frederic Cassivi59101044.0703026.867
Team:4978822941122913.51128712580.899

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Roster

Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centers

Farm teams

References

  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2006.html
  2. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2009). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2010. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 162.
  3. "2005–2006 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  4. "2005-06 Washington Capitals Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. "Ovechkin Named NHL Rookie of the Month". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
  6. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.14, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
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