| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:04 | CAR | PPG - Derek Joslin (2) Slap Shot - Assists: C. Stillman (26) & E. Staal (40) |
| 18:47 | CAR | Jeff Skinner (30) Wrap-Around - Assists: E. Staal (41) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:44 | CAR | Erik Cole (25) Snap Shot - Assists: E. Staal (42) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:08 | DET | Justin Abdelkader : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:18 | CAR | Eric Staal : Slashing - 2 min |
| 17:30 | DET | Jonathan Ericsson : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:31 | DET | Justin Abdelkader : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:36 | CAR | Drayson Bowman : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 08:32 | DET | Mike Modano : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
DET |
18 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
CAR |
15 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
DET |
35 J. Howard (L) | 23 - 25 | 6 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 32 | 0.906 | 60:00 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 33 - 33 | 9 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 42 - 42 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:30 | 1:43 | 1:26 | 15:39 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 15:10 | 4:02 | 1:43 | 20:55 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14:02 | 0:00 | 0:38 | 14:40 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:28 | 2:24 | 1:50 | 19:42 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 17:43 | 3:40 | 0:38 | 22:01 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:54 | 0:01 | 2:05 | 12:00 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 | 0:01 | 4:13 | 21:21 |
| 24 R. Salei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 18:08 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 18:07 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 22:02 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | 0:01 | 1:38 | 10:09 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:07 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 4:29 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:36 | 0:01 | 3:43 | 14:20 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:17 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 18:36 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 2:19 | 2:12 | 16:53 |
| 52 J. Ericsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:07 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 19:39 |
| 9 M. Modano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8:45 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 11:04 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 13:18 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 16:53 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 11:16 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 14:56 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 4:22 | 0:01 | 19:30 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 18:00 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 0:49 | 3:24 | 22:19 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13:22 | 4:05 | 0:57 | 18:24 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 15:51 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 | 0:13 | 2:48 | 17:47 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:08 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:03 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 3:51 | 0:01 | 17:11 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:20 | 3:35 | 1:27 | 18:22 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:10 | 1:53 | 2:08 | 19:11 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | 2:45 | 1:59 | 16:55 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:57 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 8:33 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:55 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 16:23 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:14 | 0:13 | 2:03 | 16:30 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:06 | 4:05 | 0:10 | 16:21 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:43 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:57 | 2:11 | 3:41 | 23:49 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17602 |
| Referees | Wes McCauley, Marc Joannette |
| Linesmen | Lonnie Cameron, Vaughan Rody |