
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:42 | NJD | Erik Rasmussen Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Marshall & A. Mogilny |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:51 | NJD | Scott Gomez Slap Shot - Assists: S. Brylin |
| 12:15 | BUF | PPG - Danny Briere Tip-In - Assists: D. Kalinin |
| 13:42 | BUF | Chris Drury Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Grier & T. Numminen |
| 14:37 | NJD | PPG - Sergei Brylin Slap Shot - Assists: B. Rafalski & P. Martin |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:47 | NJD | Richard Matvichuk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:37 | NJD | Vladimir Malakhov : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:31 | NJD | Sean Brown : Holding - 2 min |
| 07:55 | BUF | J-P Dumont : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 08:18 | BUF | Jay McKee : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:06 | NJD | Daniel Mcgillis : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:57 | NJD | Richard Matvichuk : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:59 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 20:00 | NJD | Darren Langdon : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
7 | 4 | 16 | 27 |
NJD |
12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 21 - 23 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 24 - 27 | 0.889 | 59:01 |
NJD |
30 S. Clemmensen (W) | 20 - 21 | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 27 | 0.926 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 | 2:54 | 1:00 | 15:37 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 18:39 | 0:09 | 1:04 | 19:52 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:57 | 0:09 | 1:23 | 21:29 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 14:43 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 10:39 | 3:54 | 0:10 | 14:43 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:56 | 0:37 | 15:54 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:55 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 7:39 |
| C. Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:00 | 4:18 | 2:11 | 19:29 |
| 14 T. Pyatt | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:04 | 0:29 | 0:13 | 13:46 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 | 0:16 | 1:01 | 14:30 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:44 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 12:57 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:25 | 4:48 | 1:34 | 21:47 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:24 | 0:28 | 0:13 | 12:05 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 18:05 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:33 | 4:52 | 0:00 | 15:25 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:22 | 4:55 | 0:00 | 15:17 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:52 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 17:38 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:48 | 1:17 | 1:01 | 17:06 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 V. Malakhov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:37 | 0:39 | 3:25 | 18:41 |
| 2 D. McGillis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 14:37 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 2:22 | 3:59 | 23:26 |
| 23 S. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:18 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 18:12 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:19 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 13:10 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9:07 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 9:10 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:03 | 0:00 | 5:14 | 19:17 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:46 | 1:01 | 0:08 | 14:55 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:13 | 1:09 | 2:53 | 17:15 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 2:21 | 0:08 | 15:43 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 5:14 | 18:39 |
| 22 P. Rheaume | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:50 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 8:43 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 13:01 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:34 | 2:10 | 0:08 | 15:52 |
| 24 R. Matvichuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 19:39 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 2:50 | 4:19 | 25:38 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 8:49 |
| 89 A. Mogilny | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 17:04 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12378 |
| Referees | Dennis LaRue, Mike Leggo |
| Linesmen | Steve Miller, Derek Nansen |