| 1st Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 5:56 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Power-Play Goal - Kyle Okposo (18), from Frans Nielsen at 14:04. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 13:52 | Washington | Sergei Fedorov - 2 minutes for holding |
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| 2nd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 19:23 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Goal - Frans Nielsen (8), from Jeff Tambellini and Kyle Okposo at 0:37. |
| 14:23 | Washington | Washington Goal - Alex Ovechkin (54), from Sergei Fedorov and Mike Green at 5:37. |
| 10:06 | Washington | Washington Goal - Keith Aucoin (1), from Eric Fehr at 9:54. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 1:40 | NY Islanders | Joel Rechlicz - 5 minutes for fighting |
| 1:40 | Washington | John Erskine - 5 minutes for fighting |
| 3:16 | NY Islanders | Tim Jackman - 5 minutes for fighting |
| 3:16 | Washington | Jeff Schultz - 5 minutes for fighting |
| 3:16 | Washington | Mike Green - 2 minutes for charging |
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| 3rd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 17:48 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Goal - Richard Park (13), from unassisted at 2:12. |
| 9:05 | Washington | Washington Power-Play Goal - Mike Green (29), from Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom at 10:55. |
| 7:42 | Washington | Washington Power-Play Goal - Mike Green 2 (30) unassisted at 12:18. |
| 0:56 | Washington | Washington Empty Net Goal - Nicklas Backstrom (22) unassisted at 19:04. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 7:09 | NY Islanders | Joel Rechlicz - 2 minutes for interference |
| 7:18 | Washington | Brian Pothier - 2 minutes for interference |
| 9:26 | NY Islanders | Blake Comeau - 2 minutes for roughing |
| 9:26 | Washington | Eric Fehr - 2 minutes for roughing |
| 9:26 | NY Islanders | Joel Rechlicz - 2 minutes for roughing |
| 12:06 | NY Islanders | Tim Jackman - 2 minutes for interference |
