Red Wings
Blue Jackets
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:08 | DET | Johan Franzen (24) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Kindl (11) & D. Cleary (17) |
| 06:55 | CBJ | PPG - Rick Nash (22) Tip-In - Assists: D. Brassard (16) & J. Wisniewski (18) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:13 | CBJ | SHG - Derek MacKenzie (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 03:43 | DET | PPG - Niklas Kronwall (13) Backhand - Assists: H. Zetterberg (37) & T. Bertuzzi (18) |
| 08:26 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg (14) Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Filppula (31) & N. Kronwall (13) |
| 09:15 | DET | Jan Mursak (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Emmerton (4) & T. Holmstrom (11) |
| 13:52 | DET | Valtteri Filppula (19) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Franzen (25) & N. Kronwall (14) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:02 | CBJ | Derek MacKenzie : Slashing - 2 min |
| 06:21 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 10:19 | CBJ | Cam Atkinson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:48 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:44 | CBJ | Brett Lebda : Tripping - 2 min |
| 19:49 | DET | Jiri Hudler : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:21 | DET | Ian White : Slashing - 2 min |
| 12:33 | DET | Jiri Hudler : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:09 | CBJ | Cam Atkinson : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:56 | CBJ | Brett Lebda : Interference - 2 min |
| 05:04 | CBJ | James Wisniewski : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 DET |
10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
 CBJ |
5 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| DET |
35 J. MacDonald (W) | 21 - 21 | 5 - 6 | 2 - 3 | 28 - 30 | 0.933 | 59:52 |
| CBJ |
30 C. Sanford (L) | 15 - 19 | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 20 - 25 | 0.800 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 13:15 |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 5:03 | 1:33 | 17:26 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:09 | 1:49 | 11:21 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:17 | 3:57 | 2:59 | 14:13 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:24 | 4:50 | 1:51 | 25:05 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 | 0:09 | 2:00 | 13:43 |
| 7 B. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:43 | 0:09 | 2:34 | 19:26 |
| 24 J. Hudler | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12:22 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 16:27 |
| 37 D. Janik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 18:14 |
| 39 J. Mursak | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:33 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:20 | 5:09 | 0:40 | 21:09 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:09 | 2:59 | 15:30 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11:38 | 4:35 | 0:08 | 16:21 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:28 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:29 | 4:15 | 0:40 | 18:24 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:48 | 3:49 | 2:44 | 23:21 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:52 | 3:48 | 0:11 | 16:51 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:58 | 3:49 | 0:00 | 13:47 |
| CBJ |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 17 J. Moore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:45 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 14:59 |
| 6 N. Nikitin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 2:08 | 5:39 | 24:11 |
| 7 J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 16:14 | 3:32 | 3:13 | 22:59 |
| 9 C. Gillies | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 13:24 |
| 13 C. Atkinson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 10:08 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 12:17 |
| 15 D. Dorsett | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:40 | 3:49 | 16:35 |
| 16 D. Brassard | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:52 | 3:19 | 0:09 | 17:20 |
| 55 M. Letestu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:55 | 1:44 | 2:24 | 14:03 |
| 18 R. Umberger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:34 | 3:34 | 0:50 | 17:58 |
| 19 R. Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:33 |
| 21 J. Wisniewski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 16:12 | 3:31 | 0:59 | 20:42 |
| 22 V. Prospal | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:11 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 12:16 |
| 23 B. Lebda | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:24 |
| 24 D. MacKenzie | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 14:39 |
| 25 R. Russell | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 9:12 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 12:15 |
| 43 D. Boyce | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:27 |
| 51 F. Tyutin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 | 2:07 | 5:39 | 24:07 |
| 61 R. Nash | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:21 | 3:26 | 2:17 | 20:04 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14333 |
| Referees | Greg Kimmerly, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Scott Driscoll, Michel Cormier |
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