
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:15 | DET | PPG - Tomas Holmstrom (6) Backhand - Assists: I. White (10) & P. Datsyuk (22) |
| 10:09 | NSH | David Legwand (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Smith (16) & M. Erat (13) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 10:03 | DET | PPG - Henrik Zetterberg (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Hudler (13) & T. Bertuzzi (9) |
| 11:30 | DET | Nicklas Lidstrom (7) Slap Shot - Assists: I. White (11) & P. Datsyuk (23) |
| 17:22 | NSH | Jordin Tootoo (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Klein (5) & N. Spaling (6) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:36 | NSH | PPG - Shea Weber (7) Slap Shot - Assists: R. Suter (16) & M. Erat (14) |
| 18:24 | NSH | Shea Weber (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tootoo (8) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:27 | NSH | Ryan Suter : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:11 | NSH | Jerred Smithson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:14 | DET | Jimmy Howard served by Justin Abdelkader : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
DET |
12 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
NSH |
8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
DET |
35 J. Howard (L) | 17 - 20 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 17 - 21 | 0.810 | 59:08 |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (W) | 35 - 36 | 2 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 37 - 40 | 0.925 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:00 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:46 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 24:23 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:43 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 | 0:21 | 0:00 | 15:15 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:46 | 1:37 | 0:22 | 19:45 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24:35 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 26:33 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:21 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 18:45 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 16:46 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 17:40 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 18:43 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:41 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 14:03 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:32 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 18:14 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:00 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:22 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 18:25 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:17 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 18:55 | 0:42 | 0:22 | 19:59 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:21 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 19:58 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 8:43 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 10:20 |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:05 | 0:22 | 1:17 | 24:44 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22:10 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 23:10 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:22 | 0:47 | 17:09 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:23 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 16:19 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:54 | 0:22 | 0:55 | 21:11 |
| 13 N. Spaling | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:12 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 17:09 |
| 15 C. Smith | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:38 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:59 | 0:22 | 0:45 | 24:06 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:18 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 8:41 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:30 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 8:23 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 19:05 |
| K. Wilson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:06 |
| 33 C. Wilson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:29 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:42 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 13:37 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 22:43 |
| 59 R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:40 |
| 74 S. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 17:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17113 |
| Referees | Brad Watson, Wes McCauley |
| Linesmen | Scott Driscoll, Darren Gibbs |
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| K. Turris | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Karlsson | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 10 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 10 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| M. Michalek | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Methot | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Greening | 10 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 10 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 4 | 0 | .918 | 3.01 |