| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:54 | DET | Nicklas Lidstrom (6) Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:36 | DET | PPG - Johan Franzen (6) Snap Shot - Assists: V. Filppula (7) & J. Hudler (3) |
| 06:53 | DET | PPG - Johan Franzen (7) Tip-In - Assists: N. Kronwall (3) & V. Filppula (8) |
| 08:18 | COL | PPG - Gabriel Landeskog (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Duchene (7) & K. Quincey (8) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:46 | DET | Daniel Cleary (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Datsyuk (8) & J. Kindl (3) |
| 16:55 | COL | PPG - Milan Hejduk (5) Backhand - Assists: R. Wilson (8) & E. Johnson (8) |
| 19:28 | DET | EN - Johan Franzen (8) Backhand - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:27 | DET | Jonathan Ericsson : Holding - 2 min |
| 17:55 | COL | Kyle Quincey : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:29 | COL | Paul Stastny : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 06:39 | COL | Jay McClement : Boarding - 2 min |
| 07:32 | DET | Jonathan Ericsson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:48 | COL | Ryan O'Reilly : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:47 | DET | Pavel Datsyuk : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:52 | COL | Cody McLeod served by Matt Hunwick : Boarding - 2 min |
| 19:52 | COL | Cody McLeod : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 19:52 | COL | Cody McLeod served by Matt Hunwick : Cross checking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 COL |
10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
 DET |
8 | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| COL |
35 J. Giguere | 11 - 12 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 13 | 0.923 | 32:08 |
| COL |
1 S. Varlamov (L) | 12 - 13 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 16 | 0.813 | 26:53 |
| DET |
35 J. Howard (W) | 16 - 16 | 7 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 24 - 26 | 0.923 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| COL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 R. O'Byrne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 2:16 | 13:55 |
| 5 S. O'Brien | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 17:43 |
| 6 E. Johnson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 2:05 | 2:10 | 23:09 |
| 8 J. Hejda | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 17:35 |
| 9 M. Duchene | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 19:28 |
| 11 J. McClement | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 5:39 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 8:39 |
| 12 C. Kobasew | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6:52 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 8:25 |
| 22 M. Hunwick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 10:44 |
| 23 M. Hejduk | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:37 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 18:34 |
| 26 P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 18:12 | 0:57 | 0:29 | 19:38 |
| 27 K. Quincey | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 14:52 | 1:35 | 1:03 | 17:30 |
| 28 J. Lindstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 15:55 |
| 34 D. Winnik | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:13 | 0:25 | 3:17 | 21:55 |
| 90 R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18:06 | 1:57 | 0:14 | 20:17 |
| 44 R. Wilson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 | 0:57 | 1:01 | 18:40 |
| 54 D. Jones | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 15:21 | 0:57 | 1:05 | 17:23 |
| 55 C. McLeod | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14 | 0 | 5:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:13 |
| 92 G. Landeskog | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:30 | 1:57 | 1:20 | 20:47 |
| DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 12:59 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:47 | 2:56 | 0:59 | 22:42 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 12:47 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17:45 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 20:28 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:10 | 2:43 | 0:56 | 22:49 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 | 2:43 | 0:59 | 21:54 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:00 | 0:08 | 0:46 | 11:54 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:44 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 21:39 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:58 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 12:36 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:17 | 2:38 | 0:29 | 19:24 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 12:03 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:37 | 0:08 | 0:44 | 7:29 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | 2:38 | 0:22 | 19:57 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13:18 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 13:26 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | 2:25 | 1:55 | 24:30 |
| 76 F. Brunnstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:22 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 5:30 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16:49 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 19:27 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:49 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 15:32 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman |
| Linesmen | Mike Cvik, Bryan Pancich |
