

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:30 | WSH | Troy Brouwer (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 16:10 | WSH | Jason Chimera (6) [GOALS_807] - Assists: J. Carlson (5) & M. Johansson (4) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:18 | NJD | Petr Sykora (3) Slap Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (4) & P. Elias (9) |
| 18:54 | NJD | Ryan Carter (1) Tip-In - Assists: B. Salvador (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shootout | ||
| Matt Hendricks | WSH | Save |
| Zach Parise | NJD | Goal |
| Alex Ovechkin | WSH | Goal |
| Adam Henrique | NJD | Miss |
| Alexander Semin | WSH | Miss |
| Patrik Elias | NJD | Save |
| Nicklas Backstrom | WSH | Save |
| David Clarkson | NJD | Goal |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:49 | NJD | Johan Hedberg served by Nick Palmieri : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 03:06 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 11:20 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:10 | NJD | Anton Volchenkov : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:51 | WSH | Alex Ovechkin : Interference - 2 min |
| 03:18 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:09 | NJD | Anton Volchenkov : Tripping - 2 min |
| 16:22 | WSH | Marcus Johansson : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:33 | WSH | Dennis Wideman : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:13 | NJD | David Clarkson : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NJD |
8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
WSH |
9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (W) | 11 - 13 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 17 | 0.882 | 64:59 |
WSH |
30 M. Neuvirth (L) | 10 - 12 | 6 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 17 - 19 | 0.895 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 6:03 | 0:00 | 21:01 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:50 | 5:22 | 4:56 | 23:08 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 2:43 | 4:42 | 23:03 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:47 | 4:26 | 3:30 | 24:43 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:19 | 5:45 | 2:26 | 27:30 |
| 0 B. Mills | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 4:29 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:29 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 13:48 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 2:28 | 3:14 | 22:12 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:24 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 18:59 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:18 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10:56 | 0:11 | 3:04 | 14:11 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:31 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:17 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 18:03 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:14 | 0:00 | 4:35 | 21:49 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:07 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:37 | 7:21 | 4:21 | 25:19 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:03 | 2:51 | 20:20 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:37 | 3:23 | 1:30 | 19:30 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 21:12 | 8:19 | 4:21 | 33:52 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:27 | 5:47 | 0:00 | 20:14 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 14:12 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:53 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 18:58 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:20 | 3:34 | 2:09 | 15:03 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:52 | 6:08 | 4:45 | 23:45 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:43 | 1:20 | 2:01 | 12:04 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:49 | 2:30 | 2:39 | 17:58 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:08 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 11:50 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:04 | 4:01 | 23:34 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:24 | 4:12 | 0:00 | 17:36 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:58 | 1:17 | 15:49 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:46 | 0:58 | 1:38 | 9:22 |
| 20 C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:11 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 0:00 | 3:38 | 18:24 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 | 3:05 | 4:26 | 27:09 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:16 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:24 | 4:12 | 0:07 | 19:43 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18506 |
| Referees | Brian Pochmara, Mike Hasenfratz |
| Linesmen | Matt MacPherson, Pierre Racicot |