FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Detroit, Draper 2 (Maltby, Rouse), 10:54
  2, Detroit, LaPointe 6 (power play) (Johnson, McCarty), 19:00
Penalties:
  Fetisov, DET (tripping), 12:04
  Oneill, HFD (interference), 17:39

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Detroit, Brown 4 (Fedorov), 6:49
  4, Hartford, Cassels 4 (Sanderson), 10:23
Penalties:
  Godynyuk, HFD (holding), 0:28
  Featherstone, HFD (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:20
  Maltby, DET (unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:20
  Konstantinov, DET (interference), 2:38

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Detroit, McCarty 4 (empty net) (Fetisov), 19:05
Penalties:
  Dineen, HFD (slashing), 9:43
  Kozlov, DET (slashing), 9:43
  A Burt, HFD (holding), 11:25

Shots on Goal:
  Detroit               15 17 18--50
  Hartford               7  5   3--15

Goalies:
  Detroit, Vernon (15 shots, 14 saves; record: 3-2-0)
  Hartford, Muzzatti (49, 46; record: 3-1-2)

Power-play conversions: DET - 1 of 3, HFD - 0 of 2
Referee: Marouelli. Linesmen: Nowak, Murphy
Attendance: 14,660 (out of 15,635)