Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Nikolai Khabibulin stopped all 25 shots he faced en route to his second shutout of the season, and Jason Williams tallied a goal and an assist to help the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-0 pasting of the Washington Capitals at the United Center.

Jonathan Toews, Yanic Perreault, Patrick Sharp and Rene Bourque all added goals, and Robert Lang had a pair of assists for Chicago, which has won two of three.

Khabibulin earned the shutout with an 11-save third period that included a couple of highlight-reel plays after cruising through the first two frames, which saw him face just 14 shots combined as the Blackhawks dominated in the offensive zone.

Olaf Kolzig was bombarded with 42 shots on the night, making 37 saves, and received little help from his teammates as the Caps had a four-game win streak halted. Washington also lost ground in the division behind Southeast-leading Carolina, a 5-3 winner in Atlanta.

"Going into the game we know they're succesful in the first period," Kolzig said. "They got the jump on us, and sometimes it's your job just to survive. We didn't. We were too busy watching and not creating our own energy. We didn't play well in the neutral zone, and that's usually our signature, clogging things up."

Washington, which has 80 points, now trails the Hurricanes by five in the division, and remains two points behind idle Philadelphia for the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Williams deflected James Wisniewski's shot past Kolzig to give the 'Hawks a 1-0 lead just 1:27 into the game, and Toews made it a two-goal advantage less than two minutes later. Standing on the goal line's edge during a Chicago power play, the rookie squirted one through after no whistle was blown, though it appeared the goaltender controlled the puck momentarily.

Later in the first, Lang took a long lead pass from Brent Sopel along the left wing, then dished back to Perreault, who fired one over the glove of Kolzig for a 3-0 lead at the 9:14 mark.

Sharp finished the first-period onslaught when he rammed one home from the doorstep with just 2:06 left in the stanza.

Washington tightened defensively during the second period, but Bourque made it a 5-0 contest with his goal at the 10:19 mark. Khabibulin continued his stinginess, turning away eight more shots and thwarting a pair of power plays during the middle frame.

The Capitals' chances were few and far between, though Brooks Laich had the best scoring opportunity to that point around the 12-minute mark of the third. Laich found himself with a one-timer from the right wing, but Khabibulin made a fabulous glove save.

Khabibulin later topped that dazzling stop with a sprawling snare of an Alexander Semin shot inside the three-minute mark of the third, preserving the shutout by making a full-extension save of a Semin missile after scrambling to get back into position.

"Stops like that happen every once in a while," Khabibulin said. "You can't practice it. It's always nice to win the game. We just have to keep on winning."