Capitals
Sabres
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Capitals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sabres | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:47 | BUF | Luke Adam (7) Slap Shot - Assists: P. Szczechura (1) |
| 15:23 | BUF | Jason Pominville (9) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Vanek (14) & C. Ehrhoff (10) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:39 | WSH | PS - Jason Chimera (9) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 07:06 | BUF | Zack Kassian (1) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Sekera (4) & D. Roy (10) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:12 | BUF | Luke Adam (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Szczechura (2) & V. Leino (4) |
| 14:39 | BUF | SHG - Jochen Hecht (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Gerbe (9) & C. Ehrhoff (11) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:21 | WSH | Jeff Schultz : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:42 | BUF | Andrej Sekera : Slashing - 2 min |
| 12:00 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:28 | WSH | Nicklas Backstrom : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 18:38 | BUF | Ville Leino : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:38 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Diving - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 13:36 | BUF | Zack Kassian : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:50 | BUF | Derek Roy : Closing hand on puck - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
7 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
 BUF |
12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 19 - 23 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 23 - 28 | 0.821 | 60:00 |
| BUF |
1 J. Enroth (W) | 21 - 22 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 27 | 0.963 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 17:44 | 2:44 | 1:32 | 22:00 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 16:27 | 3:22 | 0:00 | 19:49 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:24 | 0:18 | 10:07 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 15:57 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 18:29 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 16:47 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 14:53 | 2:35 | 0:18 | 17:46 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:34 | 2:08 | 1:30 | 14:12 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 | 0:44 | 0:40 | 15:25 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 | 1:03 | 1:18 | 9:25 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:51 | 0:19 | 0:56 | 21:06 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:40 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 13:31 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:17 | 0:24 | 0:24 | 14:05 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 13:22 | 1:19 | 1:04 | 15:45 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 16:32 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 16:58 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 18:47 | 3:10 | 0:56 | 22:53 |
| 81 D. Orlov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 2:02 | 0:02 | 17:47 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:15 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 13:22 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 2:07 | 0:28 | 14:33 |
| BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:35 | 0:51 | 3:48 | 23:14 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:34 | 0:37 | 1:01 | 16:12 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22:03 | 1:37 | 3:52 | 27:32 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:59 | 1:37 | 1:41 | 24:17 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:42 | 0:51 | 0:08 | 14:41 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 17:20 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:16 | 0:16 | 4:13 | 15:45 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:11 | 1:23 | 4:24 | 20:58 |
| 3 T. Brennan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 0:23 | 0:32 | 13:12 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:39 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:58 | 1:37 | 1:30 | 15:05 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:25 | 1:56 | 17:28 |
| 9 Z. Kassian | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:35 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:53 | 0:28 | 1:19 | 16:40 |
| 58 P. Szczechura | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:33 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 | 0:35 | 0:08 | 12:17 |
| 78 C. Tropp | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:00 | 0:13 | 9:50 |
| 81 B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:32 | 0:03 | 1:07 | 13:42 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Wes McCauley, Justin StPierre |
| Linesmen | Steve Miller, Jean Morin |
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