| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:20 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg (9) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Hudler (16) |
| 18:11 | DET | Johan Franzen (18) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Datsyuk (34) & T. Bertuzzi (13) |
| 19:43 | DET | Nicklas Lidstrom (9) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Bertuzzi (14) & P. Datsyuk (35) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:19 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi (9) Backhand - Assists: P. Datsyuk (36) |
| 04:32 | DET | Darren Helm (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Miller (8) & D. Cleary (11) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:33 | BUF | Marc-Andre Gragnani : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:50 | DET | Niklas Kronwall : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 17:49 | BUF | Ville Leino : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:32 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Roughing - 2 min |
| 03:32 | DET | Daniel Cleary : Roughing - 2 min |
| 03:32 | DET | Daniel Cleary served by Todd Bertuzzi : Roughing - 2 min |
| 06:28 | BUF | Matt Ellis : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:50 | DET | Jakub Kindl : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:20 | BUF | Ville Leino : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 BUF |
11 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
 DET |
11 | 8 | 7 | 26 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 9 - 14 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 14 | 0.643 | 24:32 |
| BUF |
1 J. Enroth | 8 - 8 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 12 | 1.000 | 35:28 |
| DET |
35 J. Howard (W) | 22 - 22 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 27 - 27 | 1.000 | 59:46 |
| Skater Stats |
| BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 18:04 | 2:31 | 2:34 | 23:09 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:03 | 2:09 | 22:27 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 14:55 | 2:53 | 1:35 | 19:23 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:24 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 13:56 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:49 | 1:29 | 0:26 | 15:44 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:47 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 15:02 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 16:31 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 2:53 | 0:00 | 17:00 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:23 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 15:16 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 14:00 | 2:50 | 2:36 | 19:26 |
| 3 T. Brennan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:39 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 12:23 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9:14 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 9:17 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:53 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 1:48 | 3:48 | 23:59 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 1:29 | 2:16 | 16:52 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:52 | 2:50 | 4:13 | 24:55 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:23 |
| DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15:45 | 2:07 | 0:35 | 18:27 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 2:04 | 1:16 | 18:32 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:53 | 1:25 | 2:05 | 12:23 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12:58 | 0:45 | 1:00 | 14:43 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:55 | 1:57 | 0:11 | 13:03 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16:16 | 2:45 | 1:16 | 20:17 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:59 | 2:24 | 17:15 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 0:25 | 2:33 | 21:58 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 16:16 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 | 1:53 | 0:02 | 17:40 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:31 | 1:07 | 2:03 | 16:41 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12:00 | 2:08 | 0:03 | 14:11 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:21 | 1:25 | 0:53 | 10:39 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 1:54 | 0:03 | 17:27 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 1:35 | 1:34 | 18:58 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:49 | 2:08 | 1:30 | 20:27 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11:00 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 13:04 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:44 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 12:13 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Tom Kowal, Kyle Rehman |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Greg Devorski |
| 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 |
