Nashville 3, 
Columbus 4
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio | Referees: Justin St. Pierre , Paul Devorski Linesmen: Brian Murphy , Steve Barton |
| Attendance: 11,964 (66.0% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 6:02 | Martin Erat (Assist: Ryan Jones, Ryan Suter) |
 | 12:05 | R.J. Umberger - with extra attacker (Assist: Jakub Voracek, Kris Russell) |
| 14:21 | Shea Weber - power play (Assist: Ryan Suter, Martin Erat) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:27 | J Gratton (major fighting) |
| 2:27 | J Mirasty (major fighting) |
| 12:55 | M Malhotra (tripping) |
| 13:36 | M Commodore (tripping) |
| 15:47 | D MacKenzie (goalie interference) |
| 19:52 | R Suter (holding) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 4:40 | Jakub Voracek - power play (Assist: Rick Nash, Fedor Tyutin) |
| 5:19 | Andrew Murray (Assist: Jan Hejda, Jason Chimera) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:18 | - Bench (too many men served by J Tootoo) |
| 3:37 | J Ward (goalie interference) |
| 6:14 | T Grant (major fighting) |
| 6:14 | T Sestito (major fighting) |
| 11:55 | R Nash (hooking) |
| 13:54 | R Klesla (holding) |
| 16:08 | G Peters (holding) |
| 18:57 | M Erat (elbowing) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 16:32 | Kristian Huselius (Assist: Derick Brassard, Kris Russell) |
| 18:32 | Geoff Peters (Assist: Jordin Tootoo) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 5:47 | T Sestito (tripping) |
| 12:57 | T Grant (roughing) |
| 19:39 | F Tyutin (interference) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Nashville | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | |
| Columbus | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Nashville | 1 of 7 |
| Columbus | 1 of 6 |
* - 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 26th
| Nashville | 3 | Final |
| Columbus | 4 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Ottawa | 0 | Final |
| Montreal | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Chicago | 4 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Calgary | 8 |
| Anaheim | 2 | Final |
| San Jose | 5 |
