| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 10:09 | WSH | Jason Chimera (19) Tip-In - Assists: A. Semin (30) |
| 15:15 | WSH | PPG - Mathieu Perreault (14) Tip-In - Assists: T. Brouwer (14) & A. Ovechkin (25) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:31 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin (36) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Johansson (29) & J. Carlson (23) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:00 | MIN | Devin Setoguchi : Slashing - 2 min |
| 06:41 | WSH | Troy Brouwer : Charging - 2 min |
| 09:24 | MIN | Cal Clutterbuck : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:56 | MIN | Clayton Stoner : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 16:13 | WSH | Dennis Wideman : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 MIN |
12 | 5 | 11 | 28 |
 WSH |
7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| MIN |
M. Hackett (L) | 17 - 19 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 20 - 23 | 0.870 | 60:00 |
| WSH |
70 B. Holtby (W) | 24 - 24 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 28 - 28 | 1.000 | 59:43 |
| Skater Stats |
| MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Stoner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 20:46 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 22:51 |
| 6 M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 | 0:32 | 2:26 | 19:34 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 2:18 | 1:28 | 20:30 |
| 10 D. Setoguchi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 18:00 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 20:22 |
| 8 D. Powe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 15:17 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 15:51 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 17:58 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 9:22 |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:20 | 2:37 | 0:06 | 13:03 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 1:16 | 2:38 | 17:08 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:44 | 1:34 | 1:00 | 16:18 |
| 32 N. Johnson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:12 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:36 | 1:19 | 0:06 | 15:01 |
| 36 C. Rau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:07 | 0:06 | 14:13 |
| 38 S. Kampfer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:02 | 1:52 | 0:06 | 17:00 |
| 39 N. Prosser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 18:42 |
| 41 J. Ortmeyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:23 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 7:11 |
| 43 W. Peters | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:21 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 8:09 |
| 77 T. Gilbert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 24:15 | 2:21 | 2:14 | 28:50 |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:12 | 3:09 | 0:32 | 23:53 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21:33 | 4:38 | 0:08 | 26:19 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:01 | 2:42 | 0:48 | 17:31 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:47 | 2:18 | 1:58 | 17:03 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 14:52 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:00 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 10:18 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 16:04 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:35 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 14:47 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 20:57 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:22 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 16:40 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 19:04 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:45 | 1:51 | 1:58 | 19:34 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:22 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 9:49 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:22 | 1:11 | 11:17 |
| 81 D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:55 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 15:58 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:02 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 16:44 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 2:42 | 1:16 | 14:32 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18506 |
| Referees | Tom Kowal, Mike Leggo |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Jean Morin |
