CHICAGO, March 20 (UPI) -- Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves Wednesday to put together his second shutout of the season in Chicago's 5-0 blanking of Washington.
Jason Williams had a goal and an assist, and Chicago also got goals from Jonathan Toews, Yanic Perreault, Patrick Sharp and Rene Bourque.
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Khabibulin protected the shutout by making 11 saves in the final period.
Chicago peppered Olaf Kolzig with 42 shots to halt the Capitals four-game winning streak. Washington fell five points behind division-leading Carolina and also trails Philadelphia by two points in the battle for the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot.
