2005–06 Washington Capitals season

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2005–06 Washington Capitals
Division5th Southeast
Conference14th Eastern
2005–06 record29–41–12
Home record16–18–7
Road record13–23–5
Goals for237
Goals against306
Team information
General managerGeorge McPhee
CoachGlen Hanlon
CaptainJeff Halpern
Alternate captainsBrian Sutherby (Mar-Apr)
Brendan Witt (Oct-Mar)
Dainius Zubrus
ArenaMCI Center
Average attendance13,905
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
South Carolina Stingrays
Team leaders
GoalsAlexander Ovechkin (52)
AssistsAlexander Ovechkin (54)
PointsAlexander Ovechkin (106)
Penalty minutesBrendan Witt (141)
Plus/minusChris Clark (+9)
WinsOlaf Kolzig (20)
Goals against averageBrent Johnson (3.44)

The 2005–06 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 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.[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.

Off-season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

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.[3]

Alexander Ovechkin[edit]

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[edit]

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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

[4] 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[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
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
8.5
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 – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

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


Schedule and results[edit]

2005–06 regular season[6]
October: 4–7–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 5, 2005 3–2 Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06) 1–0–0 Recap
2 L October 7, 2005 3–7 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 1–1–0 Recap
3 L October 8, 2005 1–8 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 1–2–0 Recap
4 L October 10, 2005 2–3 New York Rangers (2005–06) 2–2–0 Recap
5 L October 12, 2005 2–7 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 2–3–0 Recap
6 L October 13, 2005 3–5 New York Islanders (2005–06) 2–4–0 Recap
7 W October 16, 2005 3–2 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 3–4–0 Recap
8 L October 20, 2005 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 3–5–0 Recap
9 L October 22, 2005 0–4 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 3–6–0 Recap
10 W October 26, 2005 3–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 4–6–0 Recap
11 L October 28, 2005 2–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 4–7–0 Recap
November: 4–7–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–5–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
12 L November 3, 2005 1–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 4–8–0 Recap
13 W November 4, 2005 3–2 SO Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 5–8–0 Recap
14 W November 6, 2005 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 6–8–0 Recap
15 L November 8, 2005 4–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 6–9–0 Recap
16 L November 11, 2005 3–4 New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 6–10–0 Recap
17 L November 12, 2005 2–3 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 6–11–0 Recap
18 W November 15, 2005 4–3 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 7–11–0 Recap
19 L November 17, 2005 5–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 7–12–0 Recap
20 W November 19, 2005 5–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 8–12–0 Recap
21 L November 22, 2005 4–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 8–13–0 Recap
22 L November 23, 2005 3–4 SO Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 8–13–1 Recap
23 L November 26, 2005 2–3 SO @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 8–13–2 Recap
24 L November 27, 2005 2–3 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 8–14–2 Recap
December: 5–6–1 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–3–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
25 L December 1, 2005 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 8–15–2 Recap
26 W December 3, 2005 5–1 New York Rangers (2005–06) 9–15–2 Recap
27 L December 7, 2005 2–5 Nashville Predators (2005–06) 9–16–2 Recap
28 L December 9, 2005 3–4 Detroit Red Wings (2005–06) 9–17–2 Recap
29 W December 14, 2005 3–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06) 10–17–2 Recap
30 L December 16, 2005 1–4 @ San Jose Sharks (2005–06) 10–18–2 Recap
31 L December 18, 2005 2–3 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 10–19–2 Recap
32 W December 22, 2005 6–5 SO @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 11–19–2 Recap
33 W December 23, 2005 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 12–19–2 Recap
34 L December 27, 2005 3–4 OT Boston Bruins (2005–06) 12–19–3 Recap
35 L December 28, 2005 2–7 @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 12–20–3 Recap
36 W December 31, 2005 4–3 SO Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 13–20–3 Recap
January: 5–8–2 (home: 3–4–2; road: 2–4–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 L January 1, 2006 2–5 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 13–21–3 Recap
38 L January 4, 2006 1–3 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 13–22–3 Recap
39 L January 6, 2006 1–3 Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 13–23–3 Recap
40 L January 8, 2006 3–4 SO Florida Panthers (2005–06) 13–23–4 Recap
41 L January 10, 2006 3–4 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06) 13–23–5 Recap
42 L January 12, 2006 1–4 @ Dallas Stars (2005–06) 13–24–5 Recap
43 W January 13, 2006 3–2 OT @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06) 14–24–5 Recap
44 W January 16, 2006 6–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06) 15–24–5 Recap
45 W January 19, 2006 5–4 SO St. Louis Blues (2005–06) 16–24–5 Recap
46 W January 21, 2006 5–2 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 17–24–5 Recap
47 L January 23, 2006 2–3 Boston Bruins (2005–06) 17–25–5 Recap
48 L January 25, 2006 1–8 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 17–26–5 Recap
49 L January 26, 2006 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 17–27–5 Recap
50 W January 29, 2006 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 18–27–5 Recap
51 L January 31, 2006 3–5 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 18–28–5 Recap
February: 2–4–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
52 W February 3, 2006 4–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 19–28–5 Recap
53 L February 4, 2006 0–5 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 19–29–5 Recap
54 L February 7, 2006 0–5 Florida Panthers (2005–06) 19–30–5 Recap
55 L February 10, 2006 4–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) 19–31–5 Recap
56 L February 11, 2006 3–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 19–32–5 Recap
57 W February 28, 2006 5–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) 20–32–5 Recap
March: 4–6–5 (home: 2–3–2; road: 2–3–3)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
58 L March 2, 2006 1–7 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 20–33–5 Recap
59 L March 4, 2006 2–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 20–33–6 Recap
60 W March 6, 2006 5–2 New York Islanders (2005–06) 21–33–6 Recap
61 W March 8, 2006 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) 22–33–6 Recap
62 L March 10, 2006 3–4 SO New Jersey Devils (2005–06) 22–33–7 Recap
63 L March 12, 2006 2–5 Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 22–34–7 Recap
64 L March 14, 2006 4–6 Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) 22–35–7 Recap
65 L March 16, 2006 4–5 @ New York Rangers (2005–06) 22–36–7 Recap
66 L March 18, 2006 3–4 SO Florida Panthers (2005–06) 22–36–8 Recap
67 L March 20, 2006 2–4 Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 22–37–8 Recap
68 L March 22, 2006 2–3 @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 22–38–8 Recap
69 L March 23, 2006 3–4 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 22–38–9 Recap
70 W March 25, 2006 3–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 23–38–9 Recap
71 W March 29, 2006 5–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 24–38–9 Recap
72 L March 30, 2006 2–3 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) 24–38–10 Recap
April: 5–3–2 (home: 1–1–1; road: 4–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
73 W April 1, 2006 1–0 @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) 25–38–10 Recap
74 L April 3, 2006 5–6 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 25–38–11 Recap
75 L April 5, 2006 3–4 SO Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 25–38–12 Recap
76 L April 7, 2006 3–4 Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) 25–39–12 Recap
77 L April 8, 2006 0–5 @ New York Islanders (2005–06) 25–40–12 Recap
78 W April 10, 2006 2–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) 26–40–12 Recap
79 L April 13, 2006 3–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 26–41–12 Recap
80 W April 15, 2006 2–1 SO @ Florida Panthers (2005–06) 27–41–12 Recap
81 W April 17, 2006 6–4 Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) 28–41–12 Recap
82 W April 18, 2006 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) 29–41–12 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Capitals only.
Regular season
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 −8 79
24 Brian Willsie RW 82 19 22 41 −19 77
17 Chris Clark RW 78 20 19 39 9 110
18 Matt Pettinger LW 71 20 18 38 −2 39
27 Ben Clymer RW 77 16 17 33 −7 72
16 Brian Sutherby C 76 14 16 30 −17 73
6 Jamie Heward D 71 7 21 28 −5 54
47 Bryan Muir D 72 8 18 26 −9 72
21 Brooks Laich C 73 7 14 21 −9 26
10 Matt Bradley RW 74 7 12 19 −8 72
44 Steve Eminger D 66 5 13 18 −12 81
26 Shaone Morrisonn D 80 1 13 14 7 91
34 Mathieu Biron D 52 4 9 13 −11 50
25 Andrew Cassels‡ C 31 4 8 12 −3 14
19 Brendan Witt‡ D 58 1 10 11 −5 141
23 Ivan Majesky D 57 1 8 9 −2 66
41[a] Jeff Friesen‡ LW 33 3 4 7 −11 24
40 Nolan Yonkman D 38 0 7 7 1 86
20 Rico Fata† RW 21 3 3 6 3 8
20 Petr Sykora‡ C 10 2 2 4 0 6
38 Jakub Klepis C 25 1 3 4 −11 8
52 Mike Green D 22 1 2 3 −8 18
37 Olaf Kolzig G 59 0 3 3 14
43 Tomas Fleischmann LW 14 0 2 2 −7 0
15 Boyd Gordon C 25 0 1 1 −4 4
22 Boyd Kane LW 5 0 1 1 1 2
28 Kris Beech† C 5 0 0 0 0 4
30 Frederic Cassivi G 1 0 0 0 0
51 Doug Doull† LW 2 0 0 0 −1 19
50 Eric Fehr RW 11 0 0 0 0 2
36 Colin Forbes† C 9 0 0 0 −2 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 Peat‡ RW 1 0 0 0 −2 2
41[b] Louis Robitaille LW 2 0 0 0 −1 5
70 Dave Steckel C 7 0 0 0 1 0
13 Joey Tenute† C 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending[edit]

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

Awards and records[edit]

Awards[edit]

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]

Milestones[edit]

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Andrew Cassels November 22, 2005 [14]

Transactions[edit]

The Capitals were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades[edit]

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]

Players acquired[edit]

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) Ben Clymer EHC Biel (NLB) Free agency [27]
Miroslav Zalesak San Jose Sharks Free agency [28]
August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) Andrew Cassels Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency [29]
Lawrence Nycholat New York Rangers Free agency [30]
August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) Mathieu Biron Florida Panthers Free agency [31]
Ivan Majesky Atlanta Thrashers Free agency [32]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Frederic Cassivi Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL) Free agency [33]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Jamie Heward SCL Tigers (NLA) Free agency [34]
Boyd Kane Philadelphia Flyers Free agency [35]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Mark Wotton SKA Saint Petersburg (RSL) Free agency [36]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Matt Bradley Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [37]
Jean-Francois Fortin Portland Pirates (AHL) Free agency [38]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Dave Steckel Manchester Monarchs (AHL) 2-year Free agency [39]
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) Brent Johnson Vancouver Canucks Waivers [40]
November 20, 2005 (2005-11-20) Joey Tenute Hershey Bears (AHL) multi-year Free agency [41]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Rico Fata Atlanta Thrashers Waivers [42]
April 1, 2006 (2006-04-01) Jamie Hunt Mercyhurst College (AHA) 2-year Free agency [43]
Matt Stefanishion Ferris State University (CCHA) 2-year Free agency [43]

Players lost[edit]

Date Player New team Via[d] Ref
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Trent Whitfield St. Louis Blues Free agency (UFA) [45]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Garret Stroshein Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [46]
September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) Josef Boumedienne ZSC Lions (NLA) Free agency (II)[e] [48]
Jeff Paul Montreal Canadiens Free agency (VI) [49]
October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) Justin Eddy Utah Grizzlies (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [50]
Miroslav Zalesak Sodertalje SK (SHL) Release[f] [51]
October 26, 2005 (2005-10-26) Jason Doig Vancouver Canucks Free agency (UFA) [52]
November 16, 2005 (2005-11-16) Darcy Verot Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Free agency (VI) [53]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) Andrew Cassels[g] Release [55]

Signings[edit]

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Eric Fehr 3-year Entry-level [56]
August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) Alexander Ovechkin 3-year Entry-level [57][58]
August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) Jared Aulin 1-year Re-signing [59]
Jakub Cutta 1-year Re-signing [60]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Louis Robitaille Re-signing [61]
Matt Pettinger Re-signing [62]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) 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 (2005-08-17) Chris Bourque 3-year Entry-level [73]
Dwayne Zinger Re-signing [74]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Dainius Zubrus 2-year Re-signing [75]
August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) Petr Sykora 1-year Re-signing [76]
August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) Chris Clark Re-signing [77]
August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) Mike Green 3-year Entry-level [78]
August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) Bryan Muir Re-signing [79]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) Jeff Schultz 3-year Entry-level [80]
February 3, 2006 (2006-02-03) Chris Clark 2-year Extension [81]
February 11, 2006 (2006-02-11) Olaf Kolzig 2-year Extension [82]
February 22, 2006 (2006-02-22) Jamie Heward 1-year Extension [83]
Bryan Muir 1-year Extension [83]
March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14) Stephen Werner 2-year Entry-level [84]
March 23, 2006 (2006-03-23) Daren Machesney 3-year Entry-level [85]
April 11, 2006 (2006-04-11) Alexander Semin 2-year Re-signing [86]

Draft picks[edit]

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)

Farm teams[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Friesen wore number 12 in his first 14 games.
  2. ^ Robitaille wore number 51 in his first game.
  3. ^ Eventually determined to be a 3rd-round pick.[20]
  4. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[44]
  5. ^ Washington retained Boumedienne’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[47]
  6. ^ Zalesak exercised a clause to nullify his contract with Washington if he did not make the NHL team.
  7. ^ Cassels retired.[54]

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