| Detroit 1 0 1 0_2 | |
| San Jose 2 0 0 1_3 | |
| First Period_1, San Jose, Pavelski 25 (Couture, Thornton), :48. 2, San Jose, Havlat 3 (Marleau), 18:23. 3, Detroit, Datsyuk 17 (Kronwall), 18:46. Penalties_Holmstrom, Det (goaltender interference), 9:57 | D.Moore, SJ (interference), 14:52. |
| Second Period_None. Penalties_Mitchell, SJ (holding), 6:51 | V.Filppula, Det (holding), 18:10. |
| Third Period_4, Detroit, V.Filppula 23 (Janik), 8:12. Penalties_Abdelkader, Det (holding stick), 5:09. | |
| Overtime_5, San Jose, Havlat 4 (Braun, D.Moore), 3:23. Penalties_None. | |
| Shots on Goal_Detroit 9-11-7-1_28. San Jose 8-12-10-5_35. | |
| Power-play opportunities_Detroit 0 of 2 | San Jose 0 of 3. |
| Goalies_Detroit, Howard 33-14-3 (35 shots-32 saves). San Jose, Niemi 28-18-9 (28-26). | |
| A_17,562 (17,562). T_2:22. | |
| Referees_Brian Pochmara, Dan O’Rourke. Linesmen_Shane Heyer, Ryan Galloway. |