

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 19:07 | NYI | PPG - Matt Moulson (19) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Parenteau (27) & M. Streit (18) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:31 | NYI | John Tavares (14) Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Okposo (10) |
| 11:10 | NYI | Kyle Okposo (9) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tavares (24) & M. Moulson (16) |
| 18:32 | NYI | Michael Grabner (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Martin (5) & M. Streit (19) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:36 | DET | Justin Abdelkader (5) Tip-In - Assists: J. Kindl (8) & T. Holmstrom (10) |
| 13:57 | NYI | Matt Moulson (20) Tip-In - Assists: M. Streit (20) & J. Tavares (25) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 15:34 | NYI | Milan Jurcina : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 17:59 | DET | Brad Stuart : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 17:59 | DET | Brad Stuart : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:49 | NYI | Andrew MacDonald : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:08 | NYI | Travis Hamonic : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 07:35 | DET | Niklas Kronwall : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
DET |
8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
NYI |
17 | 4 | 9 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
DET |
29 T. Conklin (L) | 24 - 28 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 30 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
NYI |
20 E. Nabokov (W) | 16 - 17 | 6 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 23 - 24 | 0.958 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 17:15 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 1:57 | 1:02 | 18:37 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 17:32 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:58 | 1:40 | 0:56 | 16:34 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 18:51 | 2:22 | 1:44 | 22:57 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 17:22 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 16:32 | 0:09 | 1:24 | 18:05 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 17:23 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 15:38 | 3:02 | 0:42 | 19:22 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 15:17 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 17:11 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:08 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:48 | 2:20 | 0:42 | 18:50 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 19:48 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 17:58 | 2:45 | 0:31 | 21:14 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 2:22 | 0:00 | 15:38 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:26 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 13:39 |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:22 | 2:37 | 0:09 | 21:08 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17:54 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 19:11 |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:13 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 17:19 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:59 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 15:41 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | 1:31 | 2:15 | 18:12 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:00 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 18:19 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:56 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 12:39 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:47 | 1:31 | 0:16 | 16:34 |
| 24 S. Staios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 19:13 |
| 25 N. Niederreiter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:29 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13:53 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 16:30 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:25 | 0:31 | 1:03 | 17:59 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:28 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 11:08 |
| 29 T. Wallace | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:15 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:03 | 1:13 | 0:40 | 13:56 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:51 | 1:31 | 2:27 | 22:49 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 | 2:19 | 1:34 | 17:23 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15:40 | 2:19 | 0:16 | 18:15 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12864 |
| Referees | Brian Pochmara, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Brad Kovachik, Mark Wheler |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| 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 |