| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:30 | NYI | Richard Park Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Bootland & S. Bergenheim |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:58 | WSH | Viktor Kozlov Slap Shot - Assists: A. Ovechkin |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:58 | WSH | Brooks Laich Snap Shot - Assists: B. Pothier & M. Nylander |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:32 | NYI | Radek Martinek : Tripping - 2 min |
| 11:20 | NYI | Mike Sillinger : Slashing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:03 | WSH | Tom Poti : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 11:14 | WSH | Chris Clark : Tripping - 2 min |
| 11:40 | WSH | Milan Jurcina : Slashing - 2 min |
| 17:46 | WSH | Chris Clark : Slashing - 2 min |
| 20:00 | NYI | Mike Comrie : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:53 | NYI | Radek Martinek : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:30 | NYI | Radek Martinek : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:56 | NYI | Mike Comrie : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
 NYI |
8 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
37 O. Kolzig (W) | 24 - 25 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 30 - 31 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 9 - 11 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 12 | 0.833 | 59:07 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 2:28 | 0:39 | 18:48 |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:21 | 7:20 | 2:06 | 22:47 |
| 4 J. Erskine | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 0:44 | 3:10 | 19:13 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 6:28 | 0:02 | 20:02 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:03 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 7:44 |
| 15 B. Gordon | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:27 | 0:54 | 3:13 | 18:34 |
| 71 C. Clark | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12:08 | 4:49 | 0:47 | 17:44 |
| 13 M. Pettinger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:13 | 2:37 | 2:03 | 14:53 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:05 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 13:35 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:48 | 0:04 | 2:30 | 12:22 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:47 | 2:23 | 2:56 | 21:06 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:17 | 6:00 | 0:12 | 17:29 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:55 | 0:00 | 4:17 | 19:12 |
| 20 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:13 | 0:38 | 2:46 | 13:37 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:16 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 9:08 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:36 | 5:26 | 0:02 | 17:04 |
| D. Brashear | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:27 |
| 92 M. Nylander | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 | 5:51 | 0:12 | 20:15 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:42 | 2:17 | 5:26 | 19:25 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 0:56 | 3:38 | 15:17 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 3:48 | 7:20 |
| 11 A. Hilbert | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | 0:13 | 2:34 | 15:23 |
| 13 B. Guerin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14:55 | 4:18 | 0:57 | 20:10 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:35 | 4:01 | 2:52 | 19:28 |
| 10 J. Tambellini | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:07 |
| 18 M. Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:02 | 2:14 | 4:20 | 18:36 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 8:56 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 17:01 | 0:36 | 3:14 | 20:51 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 0:56 | 3:39 | 18:02 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 3:50 | 0:45 | 19:40 |
| 27 D. Bootland | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:25 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 6:52 | 22:53 |
| 47 M. Bergeron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:27 | 4:50 | 0:38 | 21:55 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:49 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 11:53 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:49 | 4:23 | 0:00 | 18:12 |
| 19 M. Comrie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 15:43 | 4:21 | 1:08 | 21:12 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16234 |
| Referees | Don Koharski, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Darren Gibbs, Brian Mach |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| J. Tavares | 6 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| M. Streit | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| K. Okposo | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Cizikas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Grabner | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| C. McDonald | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Moulson | 6 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| B. Boyes | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| K. Aucoin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Bailey | 6 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| K. Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 | 1.15 |
| E. Nabokov | 2 | 4 | 2 | .842 | 4.44 |
