| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:22 | NSH | PPG - Colin Wilson (2) Tip-In - Assists: S. Kostitsyn (4) & D. Legwand (6) |
| 13:53 | NSH | Jerred Smithson (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tootoo (1) & K. Klein (1) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:00 | NJD | PPG - Ilya Kovalchuk (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: H. Tallinder (1) & P. Elias (2) |
| 07:57 | NJD | David Clarkson (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Tedenby (1) & M. Fayne (1) |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shootout | ||
| Ilya Kovalchuk | NJD | Goal |
| Cal O'Reilly | NSH | Save |
| Zach Parise | NJD | Goal |
| Matt Halischuk | NSH | Miss |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:10 | NSH | Jerred Smithson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:51 | NJD | David Clarkson : Boarding (maj) - 5 min |
| 08:51 | NSH | Shea Weber : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:26 | NSH | Sergei Kostitsyn : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:32 | NSH | Brian McGrattan : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:32 | NJD | Cam Janssen : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:32 | NSH | Jordin Tootoo : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 16:32 | NJD | Eric Boulton : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 19:50 | NSH | Sergei Kostitsyn : Slashing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:18 | NSH | Blake Geoffrion : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:18 | NJD | Brad Mills : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:53 | NJD | Petr Sykora : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 19:23 | NSH | Patric Hornqvist : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 19:46 | NSH | Shea Weber : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
 NJD |
13 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
 NSH |
12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (W) | 23 - 24 | 6 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 31 | 0.935 | 64:45 |
| NSH |
35 P. Rinne (L) | 31 - 32 | 7 - 8 | 1 - 1 | 39 - 41 | 0.951 | 65:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 | 3:38 | 0:17 | 25:37 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 20:33 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 21:26 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:22 | 2:34 | 1:07 | 21:03 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 1:15 | 2:04 | 18:07 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17:56 | 5:35 | 0:34 | 24:05 |
| 0 B. Mills | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 7:27 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 8:14 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:49 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 15:43 |
| 9 J. Josefson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 0:37 | 1:34 | 17:00 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 24:25 | 7:22 | 0:17 | 32:04 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:27 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12:28 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 15:25 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 17:58 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:44 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:58 | 5:35 | 0:34 | 23:07 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:30 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 16:54 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:23 | 1:16 | 0:38 | 18:17 |
| NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 T. Laakso | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 11:37 |
| 57 B. Geoffrion | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:58 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23:48 | 2:04 | 1:32 | 27:24 |
| 7 J. Blum | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 | 1:18 | 3:06 | 23:06 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:50 | 0:51 | 4:24 | 24:05 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:36 | 2:04 | 1:29 | 22:09 |
| 13 N. Spaling | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:17 | 3:19 | 19:31 |
| 15 C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:52 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 7:26 |
| 16 C. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:34 | 0:26 | 14:16 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24:11 | 1:37 | 3:21 | 29:09 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:24 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 14:41 |
| 16 B. McGrattan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:54 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 15:59 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:42 | 0:17 | 3:26 | 19:25 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:28 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 9:32 |
| 33 C. Wilson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:43 | 1:34 | 0:10 | 18:27 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 14:51 |
| 74 S. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16:53 | 2:04 | 0:56 | 19:53 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17113 |
| Referees | Mike Leggo, Brian Pochmara |
| Linesmen | Tim Nowak, Scott Driscoll |
| 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 |
