The Washington Capitals emerged victorious over the Montreal Canadiens, 4 to 2, on December 23, 2005.

The Washington Capitals emerged victorious over the Montreal Canadiens, 4 to 2, on December 23, 2005.
1st period
MTL
WSH
Richard Zednik (PP) assisted by Francis Bouillon and Pierre Dagenais
1
0
3rd period
MTL
WSH
Mathieu Biron (PP) assisted by Jamie Heward and Jeff Halpern
1
1
Dainius Zubrus (EV) assisted by Brooks Laich
1
2
Steve Begin (EV) assisted by Andrei Markov and Michael Ryder
2
2
Matt Pettinger (EV) assisted by Chris Clark and Jeff Halpern
2
3
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Jeff Halpern
2
4