
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:23 | DET | PPG - Valtteri Filppula (6) Backhand - Assists: T. Bertuzzi (4) & H. Zetterberg (8) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:31 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Hudler (9) & V. Filppula (12) |
| 08:34 | DET | Valtteri Filppula (7) Tip-In - Assists: J. Hudler (10) & J. Kindl (4) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:03 | DET | Daniel Cleary (4) Snap Shot - Assists: D. Helm (2) |
| 05:34 | NSH | Jack Hillen (1) Tip-In - Assists: C. Wilson (7) & M. Erat (6) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:28 | DET | Johan Franzen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:19 | NSH | Mike Fisher : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:13 | NSH | Patric Hornqvist : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 13:20 | DET | Ian White : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 15:58 | DET | Valtteri Filppula : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
DET |
14 | 11 | 12 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (L) | 28 - 31 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 33 - 37 | 0.892 | 60:00 |
DET |
35 J. Howard (W) | 13 - 14 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 18 - 19 | 0.947 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:23 | 3:17 | 1:41 | 22:21 |
| 7 J. Blum | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 2:53 | 0:44 | 20:17 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:07 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 20:00 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 1:58 | 1:01 | 18:57 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 2:00 | 1:16 | 18:23 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 17:01 | 2:03 | 1:01 | 20:05 |
| 13 N. Spaling | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 0:16 | 0:47 | 15:27 |
| 15 C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:39 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 15:20 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 4:31 | 1:41 | 24:00 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 16:54 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 17:54 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:50 | 0:16 | 1:33 | 10:39 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:16 | 0:30 | 13:11 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:21 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 14:14 |
| 33 C. Wilson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:44 | 3:34 | 0:00 | 17:18 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 12:56 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 9:18 |
| 59 R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:01 | 1:19 | 0:00 | 12:20 |
| 74 S. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 14:16 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:56 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 16:38 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:25 | 2:02 | 1:26 | 21:53 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 12:49 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 13:08 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 2:08 | 0:58 | 18:06 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 12:30 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:21 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 22:23 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 12:20 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 0:00 | 4:05 | 20:40 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:11 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 15:13 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:07 | 0:56 | 1:08 | 17:11 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:01 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 12:54 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:07 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 16:09 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14:10 | 1:02 | 0:44 | 15:56 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 17:08 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:41 | 1:02 | 4:34 | 20:17 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15:04 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 17:06 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 11:39 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Dean Morton, Dan O'Halloran |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Thor Nelson |
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| E. Condra | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Gonchar | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 7 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Conacher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Silfverberg | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.52 |