Philadelphia 5, 
Washington 7
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC | Referees: Don Koharski , Rob Martell Linesmen: Jonny Murray , Tim Nowak |
| Attendance: 10,409 (537.8% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 16:39 | Mike Richards - shorthanded --Unassisted (Unassisted) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
 | 7:03 | V Kozlov (boarding) |
| 7:33 | K Timonen (hooking) |
| 10:25 | J Smith (delay of game) |
| 14:58 | K Timonen (hooking) |
| 18:58 | S Gagne (holding) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 1:55 | Denis Gauthier (Assist: Daniel Briere, Simon Gagne) |
| 6:33 | David Steckel (Assist: Chris Clark, Brian Pothier) |
| 10:27 | Daniel Briere - power play (Assist: Mike Knuble) |
| 14:17 | Daniel Briere - power play (Assist: Simon Gagne, Kimmo Timonen) |
| 14:54 | Alex Ovechkin (Assist: Eric Fehr) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:23 | S Upshall (hooking) |
| 10:01 | D Brashear (hooking) |
| 12:13 | A Ovechkin (boarding) |
| 13:48 | C Clark (holding) |
| 15:56 | S Hartnell (interference) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 4:01 | Simon Gagne (Assist: Mike Knuble) |
| 6:43 | Matt Pettinger (Assist: Boyd Gordon, Tom Poti) |
| 7:06 | Viktor Kozlov (Assist: Alex Ovechkin) |
| 17:11 | Alex Ovechkin (Assist: Viktor Kozlov, Michael Nylander) |
| 18:12 | Eric Fehr (Assist: Alex Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov) |
| 19:58 | David Steckel (Assist: Boyd Gordon) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 10:30 | B Coburn (hooking) |
| PLAYER SUMMARY | |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Philadelphia | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| Washington | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Philadelphia | 2 of 4 |
| Washington | 0 of 7 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Friday, September 28th
| Columbus | 1 | Final |
| Carolina | 2 | SO |
| NY Islanders | 2 | Final |
| NY Rangers | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Buffalo | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Vancouver | 3 | Final |
| Calgary | 2 |
