| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:29 | NJD | PPG - Zach Parise (25) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Clarkson (11) & P. Elias (40) |
| 17:50 | NJD | Zach Parise (26) Backhand - Assists: I. Kovalchuk (37) & A. Henrique (27) |
| 18:19 | NJD | Dainius Zubrus (16) Backhand - Assists: D. Clarkson (12) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:08 | NJD | Zach Parise (27) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Henrique (28) & B. Salvador (6) |
| 15:02 | NJD | SHG - Patrik Elias (21) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (22) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:05 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:37 | NJD | Andy Greene : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:45 | NJD | Bryce Salvador : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:31 | WSH | Jeff Schultz : Slashing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NJD |
7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
 WSH |
7 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (W) | 21 - 21 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 23 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| WSH |
30 M. Neuvirth (L) | 12 - 15 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 15 - 20 | 0.750 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 19:32 |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:15 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 19:43 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:55 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 15:33 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:50 | 0:51 | 1:25 | 21:06 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8:29 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 9:36 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:55 | 1:17 | 1:34 | 19:46 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 16:00 |
| 9 J. Josefson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 15:19 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:13 | 2:24 | 1:13 | 22:50 |
| 18 S. Bernier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 15:11 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 9:53 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:42 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:55 | 1:33 | 0:02 | 19:30 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17:38 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 19:03 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 | 1:18 | 1:15 | 18:31 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 18:37 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 19:14 |
| 55 M. Taormina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:07 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 5:54 |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 18:21 | 2:15 | 1:19 | 21:55 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 19:21 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:02 | 1:05 | 11:14 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:36 | 0:56 | 1:19 | 14:51 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 | 1:56 | 0:24 | 14:42 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 13:02 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 12:34 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 14:20 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:53 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | 0:02 | 1:05 | 18:29 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 18:10 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 20:44 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:35 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 11:37 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 17:11 | 2:46 | 0:41 | 20:38 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 19:44 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 0:47 | 0:24 | 17:27 |
| 81 D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 18:38 | 0:10 | 1:19 | 20:07 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:03 | 0:02 | 0:41 | 11:46 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 18:10 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:15 | 2:02 | 1:19 | 16:36 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18506 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Tom Kowal |
| Linesmen | Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo |
| 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 |
