| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:01 | DET | Jamie Rivers Wrist Shot - Assists: H. Zetterberg |
| 13:48 | NJD | Erik Rasmussen Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 16:04 | DET | PPG - Mathieu Schneider Slap Shot - Assists: B. Shanahan & T. Holmstrom |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:46 | DET | Brett Hull Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Thomas |
| 03:31 | NJD | Turner Stevenson Snap Shot - Assists: J. Friesen & D. Hale |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:30 | DET | PPG - Tomas Holmstrom Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Schneider & S. Yzerman |
| 18:58 | DET | SHG - EN - Kris Draper Slap Shot - Assists: N. Lidstrom & K. Maltby |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:30 | DET | Steve Yzerman : Hooking - 2 min |
| 02:51 | DET | Chris Chelios : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:14 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 14:08 | NJD | Scott Niedermayer : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:23 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 06:53 | DET | Ray Whitney : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:37 | NJD | Sean Brown : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:47 | DET | Ray Whitney : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:18 | DET | Chris Chelios : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
12 | 11 | 10 | 33 |
DET |
5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 12 - 14 | 3 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 19 | 0.789 | 59:27 |
DET |
31 C. Joseph (W) | 18 - 20 | 13 - 13 | 0 - 0 | 31 - 33 | 0.939 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 S. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:46 | 1:18 | 0:08 | 14:12 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:33 | 3:25 | 1:59 | 23:57 |
| 6 T. Albelin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 1:17 | 0:41 | 13:17 |
| 8 I. Larionov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:32 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 16:00 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:04 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 14:03 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 14:07 |
| 16 J. Friesen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:12 | 3:58 | 0:00 | 13:10 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:00 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 16:28 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:25 | 2:14 | 1:48 | 12:27 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:00 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 13:01 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:05 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 17:56 |
| 27 T. Stevenson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:31 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 11:15 |
| 36 D. Hale | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:13 | 2:51 | 1:53 | 18:57 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 10:52 | 7:06 | 1:48 | 19:46 |
| 27 S. Niedermayer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 17:55 | 8:03 | 1:17 | 27:15 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:30 | 9:04 | 1:40 | 22:14 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:47 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 17:38 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 48 J. Rivers | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 12:56 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:16 | 3:00 | 8:36 | 27:52 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 19:31 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:10 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | 1:37 | 4:25 | 17:41 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:28 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 12:40 |
| 15 J. Woolley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:00 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 11:47 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 11:39 |
| 18 K. Maltby | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 7:59 | 19:33 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 11:38 | 2:12 | 1:17 | 15:07 |
| 22 B. Devereaux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:00 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:40 | 1:52 | 5:28 | 24:00 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15:28 | 0:02 | 5:25 | 20:55 |
| 32 S. Thomas | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:49 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 7:55 | 19:50 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 1:37 | 4:37 | 19:52 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 13:15 | 1:57 | 0:27 | 15:39 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8:51 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 11:03 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Blaine Angus, Mike Leggo |
| Linesmen | Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller |