
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:10 | WSH | Jeff Schultz (1) Slap Shot - Assists: M. Knuble (14) & D. Wideman (30) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 15:58 | WSH | Mike Knuble (18) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Carlson (25) & A. Ovechkin (47) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:24 | WSH | Mike Knuble (19) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin (48) & J. Carlson (26) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:50 | WSH | Karl Alzner : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:56 | WSH | Dennis Wideman : Delay of game - 2 min |
| 16:51 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
WSH |
2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
NJD |
12 | 8 | 13 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
WSH |
30 M. Neuvirth (W) | 30 - 30 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 33 - 33 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 8 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 9 - 12 | 0.750 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:07 | 0:00 | 4:16 | 23:23 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:24 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:01 |
| 15 B. Gordon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 3:23 | 15:35 |
| 16 M. Sturm | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 14:56 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:10 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 17:11 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 14:55 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 15:48 |
| 27 S. Hannan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:00 | 4:53 | 19:42 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 12:48 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9:12 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 10:00 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21:31 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 23:00 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:13 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | 0:00 | 3:13 | 20:09 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 22:54 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 13:21 |
| T. Sloan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:22 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 15:18 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:23 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 17:19 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20:59 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 21:03 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:48 | 4:07 | 0:00 | 17:55 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 11:08 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:35 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 9:44 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 12:48 | 4:42 | 0:00 | 17:30 |
| 9 J. Josefson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 14:05 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:15 | 7:30 | 0:00 | 26:45 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:05 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 10:56 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:18 | 4:21 | 0:00 | 20:39 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 14:53 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:48 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 15:23 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 13:38 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 17:22 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:05 |
| 29 A. Salmela | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19:16 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 20:36 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 17:55 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:46 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 20:19 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17625 |
| Referees | Chris Rooney, Frederick L'Ecuyer |
| Linesmen | Brad Kovachik, Scott Driscoll |
