

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:06 | DET | Pavel Datsyuk Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Hull & C. Chelios |
| 10:12 | DET | PPG - Steve Yzerman Tip-In - Assists: N. Lidstrom & M. Schneider |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:08 | DET | SHG - Kris Draper Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 19:10 | CAR | SHG - Kevyn Adams Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 16:50 | DET | Kris Draper Tip-In - Assists: N. Lidstrom & B. Shanahan |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:59 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 15:42 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:42 | DET | Jiri Fischer : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:11 | DET | Brendan Shanahan : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 01:11 | DET | Brendan Shanahan : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 07:29 | DET | Boyd Devereaux : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 17:58 | CAR | Marty Murray : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:28 | CAR | Jeff O'Neill : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 10:02 | DET | Mathieu Dandenault : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 13:11 | DET | Stacy Roest : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:20 | DET | Brendan Shanahan : Match - Attempt to injure - 5 min |
| 17:20 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Slashing - 2 min |
| 17:20 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Match - Attempt to injure - 5 min |
| 17:20 | DET | Brendan Shanahan : Slashing - 2 min |
| 18:06 | DET | Dmitri Bykov : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:27 | DET | Ray Whitney : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
DET |
7 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
CAR |
4 | 12 | 14 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
DET |
31 C. Joseph (W) | 14 - 14 | 13 - 13 | 2 - 3 | 29 - 30 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (L) | 4 - 5 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 5 - 7 | 0.714 | 20:00 |
CAR |
35 J. Storr | 8 - 9 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 2 | 13 - 15 | 0.867 | 38:20 |
| Skater Stats |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 3:54 | 9:44 | 26:05 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:23 | 0:16 | 3:04 | 16:43 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:50 | 0:16 | 0:01 | 8:07 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 | 2:31 | 1:37 | 14:42 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 10:53 | 2:29 | 2:53 | 16:15 |
| 15 J. Woolley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 2:16 | 1:14 | 17:48 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:51 | 3:28 | 0:59 | 15:18 |
| 18 K. Maltby | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:18 | 0:16 | 6:34 | 16:08 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8:58 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 15:24 |
| 28 M. Mowers | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:18 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 9:17 |
| 22 B. Devereaux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:26 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:41 | 4:27 | 5:28 | 23:36 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 | 1:04 | 6:43 | 19:49 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10:42 | 0:16 | 7:29 | 18:27 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 | 2:38 | 2:12 | 16:24 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:11 | 0:32 | 1:53 | 13:36 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:48 | 0:10 | 0:03 | 14:01 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:52 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 13:11 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:27 | 2:55 | 3:01 | 18:23 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 | 5:00 | 1:22 | 18:18 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 | 7:34 | 2:14 | 24:50 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12:23 | 0:03 | 0:45 | 13:11 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | 8:32 | 0:13 | 21:26 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 18:01 | 8:32 | 2:27 | 29:00 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:56 | 0:07 | 1:41 | 8:44 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:36 | 0:07 | 1:23 | 7:06 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:48 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:54 | 4:15 | 2:05 | 19:14 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 16:25 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 15:21 | 8:51 | 1:58 | 26:10 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 9:42 | 4:21 | 2:20 | 16:23 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:52 | 0:07 | 2:18 | 8:17 |
| 95 D. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:37 | 3:25 | 3:06 | 19:08 |
| 11 J. Svoboda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:48 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:23 | 3:46 | 0:00 | 13:09 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12:58 | 9:01 | 0:01 | 22:00 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17053 |
| Referees | Craig Spada, Stephen Walkom |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Pat Dapuzzo |