| 1st Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Daniel Briere (10), from Jean-Pierre Dumont and Jochen Hecht at 4:43. |
| 5:58 | Detroit | Detroit Goal - Pavel Datsyuk (13), from Kris Draper and Mathieu Dandenault at 14:02. |
| 3:26 | Detroit | Detroit Goal - Kirk Maltby (11), from Pavel Datsyuk and Mathieu Dandenault at 16:34. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 7:10 | Detroit | Mathieu Schneider - 2 minutes for holding |
| 15:11 | Detroit | Niklas Kronwall - 2 minutes for holding |
| 15:11 | Buffalo | Maxim Afinogenov - 2 minutes for roughing |
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| 2nd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| No Scoring |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 0:36 | Buffalo | Chris Drury - 2 minutes for hooking |
| 9:31 | Buffalo | Danny Briere - 2 minutes for tripping |
| 12:11 | Detroit | Jason Williams - 2 minutes for hooking |
| 15:47 | Detroit | Mathieu Schneider - 2 minutes for cross-checking |
| 19:22 | Detroit | Mathieu Dandenault - 2 minutes for interference |
| 19:48 | Buffalo | Chris Drury - 2 minutes for tripping |
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| 3rd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 11:59 | Detroit | Detroit Goal - Pavel Datsyuk 2 (14), from Jason Woolley and Kris Draper at 8:01. |
| 10:16 | Detroit | Detroit Goal - Kris Draper (11), from Brendan Shanahan and Mark Mowers at 9:44. |
| 5:57 | Detroit | Detroit Power-Play Goal - Jiri Hudler (1), from Jason Woolley and Brett Hull at 14:03. |
| 5:23 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Jochen Hecht (2), from Brian Campbell and Henrik Tallinder at 14:37. |
| 3:38 | Detroit | Detroit Goal - Mathieu Schneider (3), from Jason Williams and Boyd Devereaux at 16:22. |
| 1:37 | Detroit | Detroit Goal - Boyd Devereaux (4), from Mathieu Schneider and Kevin Miller at 18:23. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Eric Boulton - 2 minutes for cross-checking |
| 17:39 | Detroit | Jamie Rivers - 2 minutes for slashing |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht - 2 minutes for slashing |
