

| Team Scoring | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals |
|---|
| Detroit - NIINIMAA (1), TANGUAY (1) |
| Montreal - DAIGLE (1) |
| Shots | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| MTL | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Detroit - Nikolai Khabibulin (29 SV) W |
| Montreal - Niklas Backstrom (18 SV) L |
| Power Play | |
|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 of 3 |
| Montreal | 0 of 2 |
| Financials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 18250 | |
| Net Profit | $1,138,800 | |
| 1ST PERIOD |
|---|
| S. HILL MTL (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 08:35 |
| L. NAGY DET (CHARGING, Double Minor) 16:22 |
| 2ND PERIOD |
|---|
| S. SALO MTL (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 07:09 |
| A. TANGUAY DET (BOARDING, Minor) 14:04 |
| N. DIMITRAKOS MTL (BOARDING, Minor) 18:43 |
| 3RD PERIOD |
|---|
| A. KARPOVTSEV DET (FIGHTING) 08:14 |
| A. FOOTE MTL (FIGHTING) 08:14 |
| 1ST PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DETROIT | 02:17 | NIINIMAA 4 (UNASSISTED) | 1-0 |
| MONTREAL | 04:12 | DAIGLE 7 (DIMITRAKOS, CORVO) | 1-1 |
| 2ND PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| DETROIT | 02:28 | TANGUAY 8 (SAVARD, BEAUCHEMIN) | 2-1 |
| 3RD PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Scoring |
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tanguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Janne Niinimaa | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Francois Beauchemin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Marc Savard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| Ales Kotalik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Alexander Karpovtsev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Alexei Yashin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dennis Seidenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Jeff Halpern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Kimmo Timonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Krys Kolanos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ladislav Nagy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Rhett Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sergei Brylin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Shawn Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Zigmund Palffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Khabibulin | 29 | 30 | 0.967 | W | 9-4-1 |
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Daigle | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Joe Corvo | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Niko Dimitrakos | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| Andrew Ference | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Chris Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Simpson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Daymond Langkow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Gary Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| Jesse Winchester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Oduya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Keith Tkachuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Matt Moulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sami Salo | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Stephane Yelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Backstrom | 18 | 20 | 0.9 | L | 9-3-2 |
| Stephane Yelle injured at 08:35 of the 1st Period |
| Alexander Karpovtsev and Adam Foote fight to a draw |
| 1 | Nikolai Khabibulin | DET |
| 2 | Alexandre Daigle | MTL |
| 3 | Alex Tanguay | DET |


| Goalies |
|---|
| Cleveland: Dimitri Patzold |
| Yellowknif: Manny Legace |
| Scoring Summary |
|---|
| Eric Staal 8 (Mike Richards, Chris Therien) |
| Nicklas Grossmann 2 (Brad Richardson, Yannick Tremblay) |
| Brad Richardson 10 (Jay McClement, Loui Eriksson) |