
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:31 | WSH | PPG - Alex Ovechkin (14) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Jurcina (3) & B. Laich (9) |
| 13:15 | WSH | PPG - Viktor Kozlov (5) Tip-In - Assists: B. Helmer (1) & S. Lepisto (4) |
| 19:24 | NYI | PPG - Mark Streit (6) Snap Shot - Assists: D. Weight (18) & B. Guerin (8) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:38 | NYI | Trent Hunter (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Sutton (8) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:50 | WSH | Donald Brashear (1) Backhand - Assists: K. Alzner (1) & M. Jurcina (4) |
| 16:14 | WSH | PPG - Eric Fehr (3) Backhand - Assists: B. Laich (10) & A. Ovechkin (19) |
| 19:10 | WSH | EN - Nicklas Backstrom (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin (20) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:31 | NYI | Mitchell Fritz : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:03 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:34 | NYI | Sean Bergenheim : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:08 | NYI | Thomas Pock : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:12 | WSH | Michael Nylander : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:09 | WSH | David Steckel : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:05 | WSH | Sami Lepisto : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:37 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 10:37 | NYI | Tim Jackman : Diving - 2 min |
| 11:28 | NYI | Andy Sutton : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:24 | WSH | Bryan Helmer : Slashing - 2 min |
| 19:50 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Boarding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:39 | WSH | Sami Lepisto : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:01 | NYI | Andy Sutton : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:51 | WSH | Eric Fehr : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
8 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
WSH |
17 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
35 J. MacDonald (L) | 33 - 34 | 8 - 11 | 1 - 1 | 42 - 46 | 0.913 | 58:49 |
WSH |
1 B. Johnson (W) | 17 - 18 | 8 - 9 | 2 - 2 | 27 - 29 | 0.931 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:18 | 8:13 | 1:40 | 25:11 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:21 | 6:20 | 0:00 | 17:41 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:14 | 3:36 | 4:28 | 17:18 |
| 11 A. Hilbert | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:33 | 3:58 | 3:13 | 18:44 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:47 | 5:37 | 0:43 | 15:07 |
| 13 B. Guerin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:55 | 6:30 | 0:00 | 19:25 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:17 | 4:09 | 0:30 | 15:56 |
| 10 J. Tambellini | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 12:29 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:25 | 3:58 | 0:00 | 15:23 |
| T. Pock | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:15 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 10:24 |
| 18 M. Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:34 | 0:14 | 1:32 | 14:20 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:15 | 0:30 | 0:54 | 13:39 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17:15 | 0:03 | 1:10 | 18:28 |
| 15 T. Jackman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8:02 | 0:14 | 1:39 | 9:55 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:10 | 0:05 | 5:09 | 19:24 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:27 | 2:24 | 5:09 | 24:00 |
| 29 M. Fritz | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1:15 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 1:26 |
| 93 D. Weight | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:55 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 22:04 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13:46 | 5:21 | 0:15 | 19:22 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 10:47 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:36 | 3:26 | 3:49 | 16:51 |
| 15 B. Gordon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:57 | 0:00 | 6:16 | 16:13 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 7:20 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 9:00 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:08 | 5:09 | 0:44 | 20:01 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:08 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 9:43 | 3:40 | 5:04 | 18:27 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:38 | 2:17 | 18:55 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:43 | 4:52 | 0:00 | 17:35 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 4:07 | 17:40 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 5:31 | 20:16 |
| 20 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:48 | 0:00 | 4:59 | 13:47 |
| 20 S. Lepisto | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 13:45 | 5:09 | 0:00 | 18:54 |
| 3 B. Helmer | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:33 | 1:21 | 4:29 | 19:23 |
| D. Brashear | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:34 |
| T. Sloan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 5:22 | 18:51 |
| 92 M. Nylander | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:15 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 12:55 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18130 |
| Referees | Kyle Rehman, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo |
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Greening | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Conacher | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | .940 | 2.17 |