
Capitals
Red Wings
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Wings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:58 | WSH | Matt Bradley (1) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Poti (2) & B. Gordon (1) |
| 15:49 | DET | Ville Leino (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Cleary (2) & V. Filppula (1) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:26 | DET | PPG - Jason Williams (1) Slap Shot - Assists: N. Kronwall (2) & V. Filppula (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:25 | WSH | PPG - Brendan Morrison (3) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin (5) |
| 13:07 | DET | PPG - Tomas Holmstrom (2) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Datsyuk (2) & B. Rafalski (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:05 | WSH | Chris Clark : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:31 | WSH | Mike Green : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:01 | DET | Niklas Kronwall : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:39 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:01 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:46 | DET | Nicklas Lidstrom : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:39 | DET | Derek Meech : Boarding - 2 min |
| 12:23 | WSH | Mike Green : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
WSH |
10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
DET |
14 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | TOI | |
WSH |
60 J. Theodore (L) | 26 - 27 | 7 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 34 - 37 | 58:53 |
DET |
30 C. Osgood (W) | 16 - 17 | 6 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 24 | 59:56 |
| Skater Stats |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:02 | 0:09 | 0:20 | 17:31 |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:05 | 5:08 | 18:58 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17:27 | 5:30 | 0:00 | 22:57 |
| 9 B. Morrison | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:50 | 1:14 | 0:57 | 16:01 |
| 10 M. Bradley | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 10:35 |
| 15 B. Gordon | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:17 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 10:22 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 8:15 |
| 17 C. Clark | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 12:20 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:26 | 4:25 | 0:13 | 21:04 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 4:53 | 3:44 | 20:55 |
| 22 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:05 | 3:09 | 2:41 | 18:55 |
| 23 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 4:30 | 14:37 |
| 26 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 0:09 | 2:34 | 16:28 |
| 28 A. Semin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16:21 | 2:30 | 0:00 | 18:51 |
| 39 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:35 | 0:00 | 4:08 | 12:43 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 19:38 | 5:25 | 1:47 | 26:50 |
| 53 Q. Laing | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:01 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 7:03 |
| 89 T. Sloan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 | 0:00 | 1:59 | 18:33 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:48 | 5:34 | 1:51 | 24:13 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:31 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:14 | 3:12 | 2:23 | 18:49 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:41 | 5:01 | 0:46 | 22:28 |
| 14 D. Meech | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:05 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 7:49 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 9:43 |
| 21 V. Leino | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 13:47 |
| 23 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 | 0:00 | 3:54 | 21:39 |
| 24 B. May | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:57 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 5:15 | 0:54 | 23:22 |
| 29 J. Williams | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:26 | 2:54 | 0:00 | 15:20 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:14 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 10:27 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:47 | 4:57 | 1:15 | 21:59 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:36 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 14:58 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | 3:08 | 2:47 | 18:31 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:41 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 16:44 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:39 | 2:35 | 1:36 | 20:50 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:25 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 14:02 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 19122 |
| Referees | Kerry Fraser, Dan O'Halloran |
| Linesmen | Don Henderson, Jean Morin |

| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | WSH | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 81 | 67 | 30 | |
| 2 | NJD | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 42 | 29 | |
| 3 | BUF | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 45 | 26 | |
| 4 | PIT | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 64 | 28 | |
| 5 | PHI | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 51 | 25 | |
| 6 | BOS | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 56 | 24 | |
| 7 | OTT | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 56 | 23 | |
| 8 | TBL | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 57 | 23 | |
| 9 | NYR | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 63 | 58 | 23 | |
| 10 | NYI | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 67 | 23 | |
| 11 | ATL | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 66 | 53 | 22 | |
| 12 | MTL | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 63 | 22 | |
| 13 | FLA | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 57 | 66 | 20 | |
| 14 | CAR | 21 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 80 | 13 | |
| 15 | TOR | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 76 | 12 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| A. Ovechkin | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| N. Backstrom | 22 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| M. Green | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
| B. Laich | 22 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| A. Semin | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| B. Morrison | 22 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| M. Knuble | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 |
| T. Fleischmann | 11 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| M. Bradley | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| C. Clark | 22 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| S. Varlamov | 8 | 1 | 0 | .911 | 2.59 |
| J. Theodore | 5 | 3 | 4 | .893 | 3.24 |