
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:16 | NSH | PPG - Jeremy Stevenson Tip-In - Assists: M. Zidlicky & S. Sullivan |
| 08:33 | DET | PPG - Brendan Shanahan Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Holmstrom & S. Yzerman |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:20 | NSH | Denis Arkhipov Snap Shot - Assists: M. Erat & V. Orszagh |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:16 | DET | Brendan Shanahan Snap Shot - Assists: C. Chelios & B. Hull |
| OT Period | ||
| 00:40 | DET | Brendan Shanahan Snap Shot - Assists: C. Chelios |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:38 | DET | Kirk Maltby : Interference - 2 min |
| 07:21 | NSH | Marek Zidlicky : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:20 | DET | Kirk Maltby : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:46 | NSH | Wade Flaherty : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:51 | DET | Ray Whitney : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 18:41 | NSH | Martin Erat : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:10 | DET | Derian Hatcher : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 14:44 | DET | Kirk Maltby : Cross checking - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NSH |
9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
DET |
9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 24 - 26 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 28 - 31 | 0.903 | 60:13 |
DET |
31 C. Joseph (W) | 24 - 25 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 29 | 0.931 | 60:40 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:46 | 1:47 | 0:49 | 21:22 |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 12:15 | 8:23 | 0:00 | 20:38 |
| 5 B. Bombardir | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 | 0:00 | 4:23 | 19:27 |
| 9 S. Zholtok | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:24 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:34 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 12:01 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:37 |
| 19 S. Hartnell | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 11:58 |
| 18 A. Hall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:31 | 3:10 | 1:37 | 15:18 |
| 26 A. Johansson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 | 3:24 | 0:54 | 15:47 |
| 22 G. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:33 | 0:43 | 3:12 | 17:28 |
| 33 J. Allison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:40 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 | 5:09 | 1:06 | 20:24 |
| 19 D. Arkhipov | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:47 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 9:52 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 14:24 | 5:09 | 1:06 | 20:39 |
| 25 J. Stevenson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:00 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 12:59 |
| 32 V. Orszagh | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:47 | 0:19 | 2:29 | 15:35 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:27 | 0:15 | 1:40 | 20:22 |
| 44 K. Timonen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 15:29 | 6:51 | 3:32 | 25:52 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hatcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:36 | 0:52 | 2:16 | 21:44 |
| 48 J. Rivers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:08 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:12 | 4:20 | 5:19 | 25:51 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:50 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 16:53 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13:05 | 3:38 | 3:17 | 20:00 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:20 | 1:34 | 0:17 | 17:11 |
| 18 K. Maltby | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 12:46 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 | 3:12 | 2:42 | 19:20 |
| 22 B. Devereaux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:28 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | 3:12 | 5:00 | 24:56 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 0:21 | 3:38 | 22:10 |
| 25 D. McCarty | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:02 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 11:40 |
| 19 J. Williams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:39 |
| 32 S. Thomas | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 14:03 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:46 | 2:00 | 4:49 | 20:35 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:06 | 2:00 | 1:26 | 16:32 |
| 28 M. Mowers | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 11:41 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 10:23 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Don VanMassenhoven, Stephen Walkom |
| Linesmen | Kevin Collins, Mark Pare |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| D. Alfredsson | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| E. Karlsson | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Turris | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| E. Condra | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 9 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Michalek | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Zibanejad | 9 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | .928 | 2.66 |