
Capitals
Devils
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Capitals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Devils | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 17:10 | WSH | Tyler Sloan (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Perreault (1) & C. Clark (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:33 | NJD | Brian Rolston (3) Wrap-Around - Assists: R. Niedermayer (5) & J. Langenbrunner (7) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:20 | NJD | PPG - Niclas Bergfors (3) Slap Shot - Assists: Z. Parise (9) & T. Zajac (6) |
| 15:10 | NJD | PPG - Niclas Bergfors (4) Snap Shot - Assists: T. Zajac (7) & A. Greene (3) |
| 18:23 | WSH | Tomas Fleischmann (3) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Laich (9) & M. Perreault (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:41 | NJD | Bryce Salvador : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:53 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Slashing - 2 min |
| 17:52 | WSH | Chris Clark : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:52 | NJD | Rod Pelley : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:53 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Boarding - 2 min |
| 11:01 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:24 | WSH | Brendan Morrison : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:03 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
WSH |
11 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
NJD |
6 | 11 | 15 | 32 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | TOI | |
WSH |
40 S. Varlamov (L) | 24 - 25 | 5 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 32 | 58:36 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 25 - 27 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 28 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 1:40 | 3:58 | 20:27 |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 16:21 |
| 9 B. Morrison | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:50 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 12:47 |
| 10 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:13 | 0:00 | 0:58 | 11:11 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 0:57 | 0:50 | 16:36 |
| 17 C. Clark | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:28 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:53 | 1:03 | 0:22 | 19:18 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:58 | 1:03 | 3:25 | 21:26 |
| 22 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14:29 | 0:57 | 1:38 | 17:04 |
| 23 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 0:20 | 2:23 | 19:59 |
| 26 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 17:38 |
| 28 A. Semin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 16:48 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 17:51 |
| 39 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 4:21 | 15:23 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:03 | 1:40 | 0:44 | 23:27 |
| 53 Q. Laing | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 12:06 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:49 | 0:20 | 3:56 | 22:05 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:30 |
| 89 T. Sloan | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:42 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Fraser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 8:55 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 22:47 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 20:42 | 4:33 | 0:31 | 25:46 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:09 | 2:07 | 0:20 | 18:36 |
| 9 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 16:18 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 21:30 |
| 10 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:07 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:55 | 3:27 | 0:31 | 17:53 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 | 4:19 | 1:09 | 21:50 |
| 16 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:21 | 0:40 | 0:00 | 11:01 |
| 17 I. Pikkarainen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:14 |
| 18 N. Bergfors | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:27 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 18:41 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 | 4:58 | 1:18 | 22:30 |
| 21 R. Niedermayer | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:19 | 0:04 | 0:42 | 12:05 |
| 22 P. Letourneau-Leblond | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:45 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 16:57 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:05 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 21:12 |
| 27 M. Mottau | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:57 | 0:39 | 1:29 | 25:05 |
| 28 C. Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:34 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 10:06 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13498 |
| Referees | Mike Leggo, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Brian Mach |

| 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 |