
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:49 | NYI | Jason Blake Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:42 | NJD | Zach Parise Backhand - Assists: B. Gionta |
| 08:04 | NYI | Mike York Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:40 | NYI | PPG - Trent Hunter Backhand - Assists: J. Hamilton & M. York |
| 09:52 | NJD | PPG - Paul Martin Snap Shot - Assists: A. Mogilny & S. Gomez |
| 14:51 | NYI | Trent Hunter Snap Shot - Assists: J. Blake & M. York |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:37 | NJD | Darren Langdon : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:01 | NJD | Colin White : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:31 | NJD | Brian Rafalski : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:15 | NYI | Alexei Zhitnik : Holding - 2 min |
| 12:09 | NYI | Trent Hunter : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:32 | NJD | Vladimir Malakhov : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:50 | NYI | Rick DiPietro served by Mark Parrish : Delay of game - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:06 | NYI | Janne Niinimaa : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:13 | NJD | Sean Brown : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:57 | NYI | Brent Sopel : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 14:36 | NJD | Brian Gionta : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 17:20 | NYI | Wyatt Smith : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:38 | NJD | Colin White : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 04:30 | NJD | Brian Gionta : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:57 | NYI | Miroslav Satan : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:08 | NYI | Jeff Hamilton : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:41 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Boarding - 2 min |
| 16:16 | NJD | Vladimir Malakhov : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
NYI |
8 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 17 - 20 | 9 - 10 | 1 - 1 | 27 - 31 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (W) | 11 - 12 | 11 - 12 | 3 - 3 | 25 - 27 | 0.926 | 59:53 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. McGillis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 7:04 | 3:14 | 0:04 | 10:22 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 16:51 | 1:45 | 5:27 | 24:03 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:16 | 7:00 | 7:46 | 27:02 |
| 23 S. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6:00 | 3:40 | 1:16 | 10:56 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 | 4:55 | 0:00 | 15:29 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:34 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:19 | 0:09 | 9:12 | 19:40 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12:29 | 5:49 | 3:36 | 21:54 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 10:44 | 2:42 | 4:37 | 18:03 |
| 15 D. Langdon | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:34 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:13 | 3:18 | 2:40 | 14:11 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:20 | 0:13 | 7:30 | 18:03 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:56 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 10:33 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 6:10 | 0:04 | 19:38 |
| 24 R. Matvichuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:32 | 0:03 | 8:02 | 17:37 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:03 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 4:14 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:37 | 7:17 | 6:09 | 31:03 |
| 89 A. Mogilny | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 9:48 | 5:51 | 0:07 | 15:46 |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 55 B. Sopel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10:52 | 5:54 | 4:40 | 21:26 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10:15 | 6:00 | 0:20 | 16:35 |
| 18 M. Weinhandl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:57 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 5:14 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7:01 | 6:40 | 1:51 | 15:32 |
| 16 M. York | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:39 | 5:49 | 6:42 | 23:10 |
| 51 J. Hamilton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4:10 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 8:57 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7:05 | 6:37 | 0:19 | 14:01 |
| 47 B. Lukowich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:42 | 5:45 | 23:48 |
| 26 R. Collins | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:29 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 4:53 |
| 34 W. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:58 | 0:21 | 3:05 | 13:24 |
| 10 M. Parrish | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:32 | 7:45 | 4:22 | 18:39 |
| 6 J. Niinimaa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:07 | 0:42 | 4:34 | 22:23 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:30 |
| 18 E. Godard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:59 |
| 33 J. Blake | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11:42 | 1:40 | 5:52 | 19:14 |
| 77 A. Zhitnik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9:30 | 7:11 | 5:33 | 22:14 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 | 8:05 | 0:17 | 21:18 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:09 | 8:21 | 2:13 | 22:43 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 11335 |
| Referees | Dan O'Rourke, Francois StLaurent |
| Linesmen | Jean Morin, Mark Shewchyk |