| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:06 | NJD | Adam Larsson (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (3) & P. Elias (8) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 17:33 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Wideman (9) & N. Backstrom (15) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:27 | WSH | SHG - Jason Chimera (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Brouwer (5) & J. Erskine (2) |
| 10:43 | WSH | Marcus Johansson (6) Backhand - Assists: K. Alzner (5) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:18 | NJD | Cam Janssen : Boarding - 2 min |
| 10:49 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:33 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:26 | NJD | Petr Sykora : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 07:13 | NJD | Mark Fayne : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:21 | NJD | Mark Fayne : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:38 | WSH | Jason Chimera : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:43 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Tripping - 2 min |
| 16:30 | WSH | John Erskine : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
6 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
 NJD |
7 | 10 | 16 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
92 T. Vokoun (W) | 25 - 26 | 4 - 4 | 3 - 3 | 32 - 33 | 0.970 | 59:55 |
| NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 12 - 14 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 1 | 17 - 20 | 0.850 | 58:03 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:41 | 0:00 | 3:22 | 17:03 |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 | 5:28 | 5:20 | 27:11 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:59 | 5:26 | 0:00 | 20:25 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:00 | 3:58 | 13:42 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:43 | 4:56 | 0:12 | 17:51 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:56 | 3:12 | 0:47 | 15:55 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:37 | 4:33 | 5:35 | 21:45 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10:57 | 3:07 | 1:48 | 15:52 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9:17 | 0:35 | 2:29 | 12:21 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 | 0:13 | 2:58 | 11:18 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:02 | 3:28 | 22:14 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 5:57 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 8:25 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 14:03 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 | 1:44 | 3:10 | 17:31 |
| 20 C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:08 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 7:07 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5:16 | 2:00 | 0:28 | 7:44 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 2:13 | 4:12 | 23:32 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:02 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 16:06 |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:09 | 5:38 | 1:16 | 22:03 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 0:01 | 2:30 | 14:55 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:40 | 3:47 | 2:20 | 20:47 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:34 | 6:15 | 4:09 | 23:58 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 6 | 13:22 | 6:46 | 3:14 | 23:22 |
| 0 B. Mills | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:00 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:38 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 12:40 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | 3:22 | 2:09 | 17:59 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:39 | 6:25 | 0:08 | 19:12 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:29 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 4:48 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 | 0:13 | 3:17 | 16:31 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:12 | 2:33 | 0:14 | 15:59 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:22 | 3:43 | 0:00 | 18:05 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 | 4:50 | 17:56 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:44 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:34 | 6:20 | 2:57 | 21:51 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 0:00 | 4:56 | 19:11 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13:53 | 4:03 | 0:00 | 17:56 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15230 |
| Referees | Ghislain Hebert, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Matt MacPherson, Derek Nansen |
