| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:16 | NSH | Adam Hall Backhand - Assists: G. Johnson & S. Hartnell |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:37 | DET | Kris Draper Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Maltby & S. Thomas |
| 04:55 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom Tip-In - Assists: M. Schneider & R. Lang |
| 18:15 | DET | Robert Lang Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Maltby & M. Legace |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:31 | DET | Chris Chelios : Hooking - 2 min |
| 01:31 | DET | Chris Chelios : Hooking - 2 min |
| 06:19 | NSH | Vladimir Orszagh : Tripping - 2 min |
| 07:11 | DET | Brett Hull : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:34 | NSH | Brad Bombardir : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 16:32 | NSH | Martin Erat : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:14 | DET | Kris Draper : Slashing - 2 min |
| 08:46 | NSH | David Legwand : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 18:20 | DET | Steve Thomas : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:33 | NSH | Jukka Hentunen : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
8 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
DET |
9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 19 - 22 | 7 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 29 | 0.897 | 59:25 |
DET |
34 M. Legace (W) | 17 - 18 | 6 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 24 | 0.958 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 | 3:47 | 3:40 | 22:46 |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:16 |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 0:20 | 4:26 | 21:02 |
| 5 B. Bombardir | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 20:03 | 0:10 | 1:03 | 21:16 |
| 9 S. Zholtok | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:01 | 0:35 | 0:29 | 9:05 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 9:57 | 0:41 | 0:01 | 10:39 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:26 | 1:21 | 0:23 | 16:10 |
| 19 S. Hartnell | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:54 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 13:55 |
| 18 A. Hall | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:43 | 1:51 | 2:01 | 17:35 |
| 19 J. McKenzie | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:32 |
| 26 A. Johansson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:58 | 1:10 | 1:31 | 18:39 |
| 22 G. Johnson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:21 | 0:42 | 3:31 | 17:34 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:47 | 2:56 | 2:32 | 22:15 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:37 | 2:08 | 3:28 | 20:13 |
| 25 J. York | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20:25 | 0:45 | 3:48 | 24:58 |
| 25 J. Stevenson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:44 | 1:20 | 0:12 | 5:16 |
| 32 V. Orszagh | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 12:34 | 0:26 | 3:38 | 16:38 |
| 44 K. Timonen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:51 | 4:07 | 4:47 | 26:45 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hatcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 1:05 | 2:11 | 18:48 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:32 | 5:34 | 2:26 | 26:32 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:15 | 12:18 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 13:04 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:34 | 5:43 | 0:00 | 15:17 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:34 | 3:08 | 2:16 | 17:58 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9:59 | 5:38 | 0:00 | 15:37 |
| 18 K. Maltby | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:20 | 2:30 | 18:01 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:16 | 2:49 | 2:24 | 17:29 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:02 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 15:15 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 | 3:30 | 1:55 | 22:28 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 1:15 | 2:57 | 20:18 |
| 25 D. McCarty | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:49 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 13:55 |
| 32 S. Thomas | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:40 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13:21 | 0:20 | 1:01 | 14:42 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:06 | 2:56 | 1:33 | 16:35 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:45 | 4:01 | 0:00 | 12:46 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:22 | 5:36 | 0:00 | 14:58 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Kevin Pollock |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Jean Morin |