| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:01 | DET | Steve Thomas Tip-In - Assists: J. Woolley & J. Rivers |
| 15:11 | LAK | PPG - Trent Klatt Tip-In - Assists: J. Modry & D. Armstrong |
| 16:41 | LAK | Alex Frolov Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Barney & L. Visnovsky |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:47 | DET | PPG - Brett Hull Tip-In - Assists: N. Lidstrom & R. Whitney |
| 05:18 | DET | Mathieu Schneider Slap Shot - Assists: M. Dandenault & T. Holmstrom |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:55 | DET | Jamie Rivers Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 06:15 | LAK | PPG - Luc Robitaille Tip-In - Assists: A. Frolov & J. Stumpel |
| 13:52 | DET | Mathieu Schneider Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 18:43 | LAK | Alex Frolov Backhand - Assists: L. Visnovsky |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:08 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:21 | LAK | Ian Laperriere : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 14:21 | DET | Jiri Fischer served by Steve Thomas : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 14:21 | DET | Jiri Fischer : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:03 | LAK | Jaroslav Modry : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:42 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 17:43 | LAK | Brad Norton : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:47 | DET | Chris Chelios : Boarding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
DET |
5 | 17 | 7 | 29 |
LAK |
8 | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
DET |
31 C. Joseph (W) | 19 - 21 | 4 - 6 | 2 - 2 | 25 - 29 | 0.862 | 60:00 |
LAK |
32 R. Cechmanek (L) | 20 - 24 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 29 | 0.828 | 58:19 |
| Skater Stats |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 48 J. Rivers | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 11:07 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:41 | 2:33 | 4:31 | 27:45 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17:09 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 18:40 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:54 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | 1:43 | 2:26 | 15:14 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:51 | 0:50 | 1:11 | 15:52 |
| 15 J. Woolley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 13:42 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:05 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 12:48 |
| 18 K. Maltby | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 19:31 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 | 0:50 | 0:47 | 18:43 |
| 28 M. Mowers | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:34 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:16 | 1:01 | 4:31 | 27:48 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 18:12 | 0:11 | 1:43 | 20:06 |
| 32 S. Thomas | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:38 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 13:21 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:08 | 0:11 | 3:14 | 20:33 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14:50 | 0:11 | 1:53 | 16:54 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:17 | 0:55 | 0:20 | 15:32 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7:32 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 8:22 |
LAK |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 17 D. Armstrong | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:20 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 18:39 |
| 12 E. Pirnes | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:33 |
| 4 M. Norstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:35 | 2:44 | 23:00 |
| 15 J. Stumpel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 1:59 | 0:41 | 16:47 |
| 11 L. Visnovsky | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20:37 | 4:43 | 2:44 | 28:04 |
| 16 S. Avery | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:55 |
| 20 L. Robitaille | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 14:43 | 4:35 | 0:00 | 19:18 |
| 14 I. Laperriere | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 12:45 |
| 31 A. Frolov | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14:19 | 2:38 | 1:13 | 18:10 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 15:42 |
| 26 T. Klatt | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13:22 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 17:02 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 20:04 |
| 29 B. Chartrand | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:46 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 11:16 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:48 |
| 26 J. Modry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:36 | 5:43 | 0:00 | 26:19 |
| 53 J. Holland | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:18 |
| 47 S. Barney | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:13 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 15:56 |
| 6 B. Norton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 9:19 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 9:20 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18118 |
| Referees | Marc Joannette, Michael McGeough |
| Linesmen | Vaughan Rody, Tony Sericolo |