| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:17 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty (16) Backhand - Assists: C. LaRose (13) & E. Staal (44) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:26 | CAR | Chad LaRose (18) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (45) & B. Allen (12) |
| 05:10 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg (20) Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Filppula (37) & J. Hudler (23) |
| 15:38 | CAR | PPG - Jamie McBain (8) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Faulk (13) & J. Jokinen (31) |
| 15:55 | CAR | PPG - Jiri Tlusty (17) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Skinner (23) & J. Jokinen (32) |
| 16:58 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg (21) Snap Shot - Assists: V. Filppula (38) & J. Hudler (24) |
| 17:16 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi (14) Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Nyquist (6) & N. Lidstrom (22) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:10 | DET | Jiri Hudler (22) Slap Shot - Assists: B. Stuart (15) & V. Filppula (39) |
| 11:35 | DET | Drew Miller (14) Backhand - Assists: D. Cleary (21) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:24 | CAR | Bryan Allen : Interference - 2 min |
| 08:32 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:32 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 09:19 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:39 | DET | Nicklas Lidstrom : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:07 | DET | Daniel Cleary : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
10 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
 DET |
16 | 15 | 19 | 50 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 40 - 45 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 45 - 50 | 0.900 | 59:06 |
| DET |
29 T. Conklin (W) | 20 - 22 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 20 - 24 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 18:42 | 0:48 | 1:03 | 20:33 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 16:20 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:48 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 17:56 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 1:59 | 2:00 | 21:15 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:38 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 11:38 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 16:34 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:02 | 1:45 | 1:33 | 19:20 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 11:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:54 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:30 | 0:17 | 0:49 | 20:36 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:26 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 19:44 | 1:59 | 2:52 | 24:35 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:33 | 0:48 | 0:51 | 20:12 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 14:11 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 14:58 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 17:30 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 18:50 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19:15 | 0:17 | 0:03 | 19:35 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:24 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 19:23 |
| DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:39 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 17:42 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18:02 | 2:07 | 0:17 | 20:26 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:18 | 0:03 | 0:25 | 13:46 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:59 | 0:25 | 14:42 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 | 2:07 | 1:03 | 19:44 |
| 14 G. Nyquist | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:51 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 15:54 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:49 | 1:45 | 0:25 | 19:59 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:40 | 0:03 | 1:20 | 16:03 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 | 0:03 | 1:34 | 21:06 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17:32 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 19:17 |
| 27 K. Quincey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15:41 | 1:45 | 0:42 | 18:08 |
| 39 J. Mursak | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:08 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 19:31 | 2:07 | 0:31 | 22:09 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:35 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 17:20 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:37 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:49 | 1:45 | 0:17 | 19:51 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 2:07 | 1:34 | 22:39 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6:34 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 7:42 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee |
| Linesmen | Greg Devorski, David Brisebois |
