Los Angeles 5, Detroit 3
First Period
1. Detroit, Rasmussen 5 (Zadina, Hronek) 17:05.
Penalties — Erne Det (delay of game) 12:15.
Second Period
2. Los Angeles, Danault 11 (Strand, Moore) 12:47.
3. Los Angeles, Kaliyev 8 (Lizotte, Strand) 18:11.
Penalties — Byfield LA (holding) 3:09; Seider Det (hooking) 7:19; Lemieux LA, Bertuzzi Det (unsportsmanlike conduct) 11:53; Fabbri Det, Durzi LA (fighting) 11:53.
Third Period
4. Detroit, Bertuzzi 22 (Lindstrom, Larkin) 8:39.
5. Los Angeles, Danault 12 (Moore, Arvidsson) 12:12.
6. Los Angeles, Arvidsson 13 (Kopitar, Doughty) 18:33 (en).
7. Detroit, Veleno 4 (Gagner, Smith) 19:13.
8. Los Angeles, Kempe 19 (unassisted) 19:50.
Penalties — Smith Det, Lemieux LA (fighting) 10:26.
Shots on goal by
| Los Angeles | 13 | 22 | 10 | _ | 45 |
| Detroit | 5 | 8 | 12 | _ | 25 |
Goal — Los Angeles: Quick (W, 12-10-6). Detroit: Nedeljkovic (L, 13-13-5).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Los Angeles: 0-2; Detroit: 0-1.
Referees — Dean Morton, Wes McCauley. Linesmen — David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik.
Attendance — 11,553 at Detroit.
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