| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:00 | WSH | PPG - Mike Green (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Backstrom (8) & A. Ovechkin (3) |
| 15:01 | WSH | Marcus Johansson (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Semin (4) & M. Knuble (4) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:59 | WSH | PPG - Mike Green (3) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin (4) & D. Wideman (5) |
| 11:05 | DET | PPG - Niklas Kronwall (1) Slap Shot - Assists: P. Datsyuk (3) & N. Lidstrom (2) |
| 19:52 | WSH | Mathieu Perreault (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Hendricks (2) & M. Green (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:17 | WSH | Joel Ward (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Laich (3) & M. Green (3) |
| 11:19 | WSH | Mathieu Perreault (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Halpern (2) & M. Hendricks (3) |
| 17:21 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom (2) Tip-In - Assists: J. Carlson (2) & T. Brouwer (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:39 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi : Boarding - 2 min |
| 18:09 | DET | Jiri Hudler : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:09 | DET | Cory Emmerton : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:10 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:39 | WSH | Roman Hamrlik : Delay of game - 2 min |
| 13:22 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 14:44 | WSH | Marcus Johansson : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:40 | DET | Ian White : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 DET |
10 | 16 | 7 | 33 |
 WSH |
8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| DET |
29 T. Conklin (L) | 16 - 21 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 18 - 25 | 0.720 | 60:00 |
| WSH |
92 T. Vokoun (W) | 26 - 26 | 5 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 32 - 33 | 0.970 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 13:10 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 13:43 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 17:23 | 4:42 | 0:28 | 22:33 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 17:02 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | 3:15 | 0:00 | 16:45 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:58 | 3:54 | 0:19 | 18:11 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 10:30 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18:35 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 21:51 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 3:46 | 20:09 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 12:39 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 15:08 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 14:49 | 3:54 | 0:09 | 18:52 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 17:27 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 11:42 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 15:18 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 9:46 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 11:40 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 14:37 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 15:35 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:20 | 3:15 | 4:10 | 23:45 |
| 76 F. Brunnstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:09 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 15:28 |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 | 3:14 | 0:36 | 19:45 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 12:41 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:20 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 15:34 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:24 | 3:14 | 0:32 | 15:10 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 1:57 | 3:05 | 17:16 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:31 | 1:48 | 3:12 | 16:31 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 | 0:09 | 1:14 | 15:17 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9:19 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 10:25 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:00 | 2:59 | 17:38 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:38 | 1:48 | 0:02 | 15:28 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 | 0:09 | 1:19 | 14:53 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17:16 | 1:57 | 2:10 | 21:23 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:51 | 2:08 | 2:10 | 22:09 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 17:08 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:58 | 1:15 | 2:59 | 19:12 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:20 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:45 | 1:48 | 1:28 | 15:01 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18506 |
| Referees | Eric Furlatt, Stephane Auger |
| Linesmen | Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot |
