| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:02 | NYR | Brian Boyle (6) Backhand - Assists: D. Girardi (6) & S. Avery (7) |
| 08:52 | WSH | PPG - Brooks Laich (4) Tip-In - Assists: A. Semin (7) & A. Ovechkin (11) |
| 12:56 | NYR | PPG - Brian Boyle (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:34 | WSH | John Erskine (1) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Sloan (3) & M. Hendricks (3) |
| 03:15 | NYR | Derek Boogaard (1) Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 09:18 | WSH | Mike Knuble (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin (12) & M. Green (6) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:53 | WSH | Matt Hendricks (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Bradley (2) & B. Laich (6) |
| 19:54 | WSH | EN - Brooks Laich (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Green (7) & K. Alzner (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:17 | NYR | Brandon Dubinsky : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 05:17 | WSH | Mike Green : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 08:06 | NYR | Brian Boyle : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:06 | WSH | Jason Chimera : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:28 | NYR | Erik Christensen : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:52 | NYR | Sean Avery : Abuse of officials - bench - 2 min |
| 10:53 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 11:15 | WSH | Mike Green : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:29 | NYR | Michael Sauer : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:29 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:29 | NYR | Michael Sauer served by Sean Avery : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:21 | WSH | Boyd Gordon : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:05 | NYR | Dan Girardi : Boarding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:25 | WSH | Karl Alzner : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
14 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
 NYR |
11 | 8 | 9 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
30 M. Neuvirth (W) | 17 - 19 | 8 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 60:00 |
| NYR |
30 H. Lundqvist (L) | 14 - 17 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 19 - 23 | 0.826 | 58:42 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 11:57 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:12 | 4:36 | 0:03 | 21:51 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:25 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 9:29 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:28 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 13:45 |
| 15 B. Gordon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:30 | 0:09 | 1:10 | 16:49 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 12:14 |
| 17 D. King | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3:52 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 3:56 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 3:24 | 1:38 | 19:50 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11:12 | 3:10 | 2:50 | 17:12 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:27 | 1:21 | 2:18 | 19:06 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:06 | 0:03 | 0:20 | 16:29 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:17 | 0:09 | 0:28 | 9:54 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:55 | 0:09 | 0:08 | 20:12 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:16 | 3:24 | 0:50 | 17:30 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 21:02 | 2:21 | 1:59 | 25:22 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:26 | 0:23 | 3:32 | 23:21 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:22 | 1:06 | 1:07 | 21:35 |
| T. Sloan | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:47 |
| NYR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 M. Del Zotto | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 18:24 | 3:59 | 0:33 | 22:56 |
| 5 D. Girardi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19:43 | 2:10 | 2:54 | 24:47 |
| 8 B. Prust | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 16:25 |
| 12 T. White | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:29 |
| 16 S. Avery | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:30 |
| 17 B. Dubinsky | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 3 | 14:19 | 3:47 | 1:12 | 19:18 |
| 18 M. Staal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:48 | 3:38 | 23:44 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 14:55 |
| 21 D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:09 | 1:00 | 0:11 | 15:20 |
| 22 B. Boyle | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16:24 | 1:00 | 1:17 | 18:41 |
| 24 R. Callahan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 | 3:47 | 2:39 | 22:42 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:50 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 8:42 |
| 31 A. Frolov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 12:18 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 13:51 |
| 32 M. Rozsival | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 18:09 | 2:37 | 1:06 | 21:52 |
| 38 M. Sauer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12:38 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 13:32 |
| 42 A. Anisimov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:47 | 2:22 | 0:50 | 16:59 |
| 44 S. Eminger | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 13:20 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:05 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18200 |
| Referees | Justin StPierre, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Tim Nowak, Greg Devorski |
