| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:48 | WSH | PPG - Alex Ovechkin (31) Slap Shot - Assists: M. Johansson (27) & D. Wideman (35) |
| 11:25 | WSH | Mike Knuble (6) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Chimera (17) & M. Perreault (11) |
| 14:51 | WSH | PPG - Alex Ovechkin (32) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Laich (22) & A. Semin (27) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:15 | DET | PPG - Kyle Quincey (7) Slap Shot - Assists: B. Smith (5) & J. Hudler (22) |
| 17:24 | WSH | Keith Aucoin (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Semin (28) & M. Johansson (28) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:36 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Nyquist (4) & B. Stuart (14) |
| 12:52 | DET | Daniel Cleary (12) [GOALS_807] - Assists: J. Abdelkader (14) & B. Smith (6) |
| 19:39 | WSH | PPG - EN - Jason Chimera (17) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Knuble (10) & M. Green (4) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:03 | DET | Niklas Kronwall : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:04 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:57 | WSH | Jeff Halpern : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:20 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:29 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 16:45 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:45 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
 DET |
12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
70 B. Holtby (W) | 27 - 29 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 30 - 33 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
| DET |
35 J. Howard (L) | 12 - 14 | 4 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 17 - 21 | 0.810 | 59:18 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:35 | 2:24 | 2:31 | 24:30 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12:33 | 4:26 | 0:00 | 16:59 |
| 15 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:02 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:22 | 3:39 | 1:23 | 16:24 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:21 | 2:04 | 3:02 | 18:27 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:26 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 15:20 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 13:26 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 0:21 | 0:00 | 14:31 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 12:38 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 20:51 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 12:54 |
| 44 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:45 | 0:33 | 1:56 | 21:14 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:33 | 3:23 | 1:56 | 22:52 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 12:37 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 | 0:06 | 0:28 | 13:30 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:37 | 0:11 | 2:23 | 14:11 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 16:11 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 3:18 | 1:22 | 17:28 |
| DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Smith | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:47 | 1:50 | 0:20 | 17:57 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:01 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 12:11 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 15:09 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:49 | 2:38 | 2:52 | 20:19 |
| 14 G. Nyquist | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:57 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:25 | 3:05 | 1:46 | 20:16 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:25 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 14:18 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:53 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 22:33 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:25 | 2:09 | 0:19 | 17:53 |
| 27 K. Quincey | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 | 2:04 | 2:11 | 19:24 |
| 37 D. Janik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:17 |
| 39 J. Mursak | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:43 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:19 | 2:46 | 1:24 | 18:29 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:35 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 15:39 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:36 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:53 | 2:17 | 1:54 | 20:04 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:47 | 2:51 | 2:55 | 24:33 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:07 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 10:58 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Steve Kozari, Brian Pochmara |
| Linesmen | Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll |
