| Play-by-Play |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 1 | - | Det | Start of Period | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 18:51 | Min | Clayton Stoner has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 18:51 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 18:09 | Det | Todd Bertuzzi has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 17:07 | Det | Henrik Zetterberg has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 16:35 | Det | Niklas Kronwall blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 16:32 | Det | Brian Lashoff receives a 2:00 penalty for tripping | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 16:15 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 15:37 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 15:32 | Min | Pierre-Marc Bouchard has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 15:32 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14:58 | Min | Tom Gilbert has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14:58 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14:42 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14:33 | Min | Ryan Suter has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:52 | Min | Ryan Suter has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:52 | Min | Tom Gilbert has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:41 | Det | Brendan Smith blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:38 | Det | Niklas Kronwall blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 1 | 13:19 | Min | Pierre-Marc Bouchard has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 13:19 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:50 | Det | Niklas Kronwall blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:29 | Det | Pavel Datsyuk receives a 2:00 penalty for hooking | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 12:29 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:59 | Min | Zach Parise has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:47 | Min | Zach Parise has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:47 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:31 | Min | Devin Setoguchi has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:15 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 11:15 | Det | Kyle Quincey blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10:20 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10:20 | Det | Stoppage - Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 10:04 | Min | Jonas Brodin has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:54 | Min | Cal Clutterbuck receives a 2:00 penalty for hooking | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:54 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 9:24 | Min | Clayton Stoner receives a 2:00 penalty for hooking | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7:50 | Det | Henrik Zetterberg has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7:50 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 7:24 | Det | Todd Bertuzzi has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 1 | 6:44 | Det | Daniel Cleary receives a 2:00 penalty for interference | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:47 | Det | Kyle Quincey blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:47 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Netting/Crowd | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 4:18 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3:51 | Det | Stoppage - Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3:43 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3:10 | Det | Valtteri Filppula has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2:53 | Det | Todd Bertuzzi has a shot on goal | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2:53 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2:36 | Det | Stoppage - Offsides | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1:46 | Det | Stoppage - Frozen Puck | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0:53 | Min | Tom Gilbert blocks the shot | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0:53 | Min | Tom Gilbert receives a 2:00 penalty for cross-checking | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | - | Det | End of Period | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | Det | Start of Period | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 19:47 | Det | Damien Brunner scores a power-play goal assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 19:10 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 19:05 | Det | Todd Bertuzzi scores a goal assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brendan Smith | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 18:56 | Det | Darren Helm receives a 2:00 penalty for interference | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 18:45 | Det | Brian Lashoff blocks the shot | 0 | 2 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 2 | 18:35 | Det | Niklas Kronwall receives a 2:00 penalty for hooking | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 18:07 | Min | Zach Parise has a shot on goal | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 18:07 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 17:11 | Min | Zach Parise scores a power-play goal assisted by Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 16:25 | Det | Stoppage - Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 15:34 | Min | Mikko Koivu has a shot on goal | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 15:33 | Det | Jakub Kindl receives a 2:00 penalty for interference | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 15:29 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 15:23 | Det | Brendan Smith blocks the shot | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 14:57 | Min | Mikko Koivu has a shot on goal | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 13:31 | Det | Drew Miller blocks the shot | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 13:31 | Min | Tom Gilbert scores a goal assisted by Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 12:43 | Det | Kyle Quincey blocks the shot | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 12:05 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Bench | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 12:05 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11:38 | Min | Jonas Brodin has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11:38 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11:18 | Min | Dany Heatley has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11:18 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 9:50 | Det | Johan Franzen has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 2 | 9:38 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 9:38 | Det | Stoppage - Time Out - Visitor | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 9:26 | Det | Pavel Datsyuk has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 9:21 | Det | Niklas Kronwall receives a 2:00 penalty for hooking | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 9:21 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8:43 | Min | Dany Heatley has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8:16 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8:03 | Min | Mikko Koivu has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 8:03 | Det | Stoppage - Hand Pass | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 7:04 | Det | Brendan Smith has a shot on goal | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 7:04 | Det | Henrik Zetterberg scores a goal assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 7:04 | Det | Stoppage - Replay Being Examined | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 5:35 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Bench | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 5:35 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 5:33 | Min | Ryan Suter has a shot on goal | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 5:19 | Det | Cory Emmerton blocks the shot | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 4:57 | Det | Pavel Datsyuk has a shot on goal | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 3:16 | Det | Johan Franzen has a shot on goal | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 3:16 | Det | Stoppage - Hand Pass | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 3:02 | Min | Mikko Koivu receives a 2:00 penalty for hooking | 2 | 3 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 2 | 2:52 | Det | Brendan Smith blocks the shot | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2:36 | Det | Pavel Datsyuk scores a power-play goal assisted by Niklas Kronwall and Johan Franzen | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1:49 | Det | Darren Helm has a shot on goal | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1:49 | Min | Jonas Brodin receives a 2:00 penalty for holding | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0:58 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Netting/Crowd | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0:26 | Det | Jakub Kindl blocks the shot | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0:26 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Netting/Crowd | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0:03 | Det | Daniel Cleary has a shot on goal | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | - | Det | End of Period | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | - | Det | Start of Period | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 19:54 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Bench | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 19:10 | Det | Henrik Zetterberg has a shot on goal | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 17:57 | Det | Jakub Kindl blocks the shot | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 17:35 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Bench | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 16:51 | Min | Ryan Suter has a shot on goal | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 16:38 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 16:38 | Det | Stoppage - Time Out - Home | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 15:54 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 15:42 | Det | Todd Bertuzzi scores a goal assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 15:36 | Det | Stoppage - Offsides | 2 | 5 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 3 | 14:17 | Min | Justin Falk blocks the shot | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 14:12 | Det | Pavel Datsyuk has a shot on goal | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 14:12 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 13:20 | Min | Clayton Stoner blocks the shot | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 13:20 | Det | Damien Brunner has a shot on goal | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 13:20 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 13:20 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 12:39 | Det | Damien Brunner has a shot on goal | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 12:18 | Det | Brendan Smith has a shot on goal | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 12:12 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 11:13 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Netting/Crowd | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 11:13 | Min | Justin Falk receives a 5:00 penalty for fighting | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 11:13 | Det | Justin Abdelkader receives a 5:00 penalty for fighting | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 10:52 | Min | Nate Prosser blocks the shot | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 9:45 | Min | Zach Parise has a shot on goal | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 9:42 | Min | Zach Parise scores a goal assisted by Tom Gilbert and Mikko Koivu | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 9:03 | Min | Clayton Stoner blocks the shot | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 8:42 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 8:42 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 8:02 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 3 | 5 |
| Pd | Time | Team | Event | Min | Det |
| 3 | 8:02 | Det | Daniel Cleary receives a 2:00 penalty for holding | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 7:24 | Det | Brian Lashoff has a shot on goal | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 7:24 | Det | Stoppage - Puck Frozen by Goalie | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 7:02 | Min | Devin Setoguchi has a shot on goal | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 7:02 | Det | Stoppage - Goalie stops play | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 5:54 | Det | Daniel Cleary has a shot on goal | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 4:25 | Det | Pavel Datsyuk blocks the shot | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 3:28 | Det | Kent Huskins blocks the shot | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2:39 | Det | Johan Franzen has a shot on goal | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2:16 | Det | Henrik Zetterberg has a shot on goal | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2:15 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Bench | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2:15 | Det | Stoppage - TV Timeout | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0:45 | Det | Kyle Quincey blocks the shot | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0:45 | Det | Stoppage - Puck in Netting/Crowd | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0:33 | Min | Kyle Brodziak has a shot on goal | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0:26 | Det | Stoppage - Icing | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0:26 | Det | Brian Lashoff blocks the shot | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | - | Det | End of Period | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | - | Det | End of Game | 3 | 5 |