
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:17 | TBL | Vinny Prospal Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Fedotenko & N. Pratt |
| 06:15 | BUF | PPG - Thomas Vanek Slap Shot - Assists: D. Roy & H. Tallinder |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:41 | BUF | Chris Drury Backhand - Assists: J. Hecht & T. Numminen |
| 10:04 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Gaustad & D. Paille |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 17:30 | BUF | EN - Ales Kotalik Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Gaustad & T. Connolly |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:19 | TBL | Evgeny Artyukhin : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:43 | BUF | Toni Lydman : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:48 | BUF | Teppo Numminen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:57 | BUF | Michael Grier : Boarding - 2 min |
| 07:29 | TBL | Paul Ranger : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:18 | TBL | Darryl Sydor : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:03 | TBL | Freddy Modin : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 14:27 | BUF | Jason Pominville : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 14:34 | TBL | Cory Sarich : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:38 | BUF | Teppo Numminen : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:22 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:36 | BUF | Adam Mair : Boarding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
10 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
TBL |
10 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (W) | 20 - 21 | 9 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 30 - 31 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
TBL |
37 J. Grahame (L) | 21 - 23 | 5 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 27 - 30 | 0.900 | 59:45 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:06 | 0:18 | 4:36 | 19:00 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 1:30 | 5:57 | 21:51 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:20 | 2:43 | 4:45 | 18:48 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13:29 | 1:06 | 4:46 | 19:21 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9:56 | 2:21 | 0:01 | 12:18 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | 3:30 | 3:19 | 18:30 |
| 20 D. Paille | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:26 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 10:27 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 7:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:31 |
| C. Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:41 | 3:30 | 3:25 | 16:36 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10:35 | 0:33 | 3:22 | 14:30 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:33 | 2:31 | 0:01 | 13:05 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13:00 | 3:00 | 1:33 | 17:33 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:28 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 11:12 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6:53 | 2:38 | 2:52 | 12:23 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 | 3:12 | 0:01 | 16:43 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 3:49 | 3:07 | 17:26 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:09 | 2:08 | 0:01 | 15:18 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:48 | 6:02 | 21:14 |
TBL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 44 D. Sydor | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:00 | 4:00 | 18:30 |
| 8 M. Cibak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:41 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 6:44 |
| 11 C. Dingman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:20 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:57 | 1:44 | 0:41 | 13:22 |
| 16 R. Dimaio | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:21 | 5:48 | 2:04 | 19:13 |
| 19 B. Richards | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 13:43 | 9:54 | 3:57 | 27:34 |
| 22 V. Prospal | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:35 | 8:48 | 1:12 | 22:35 |
| 6 C. Sarich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:41 | 2:53 | 3:01 | 22:35 |
| 22 D. Boyle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 19:47 | 8:01 | 1:08 | 28:56 |
| 25 D. Andreychuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7:38 | 2:10 | 1:58 | 11:46 |
| 26 M. St Louis | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:41 | 5:14 | 1:49 | 20:44 |
| 27 T. Taylor | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:53 | 0:01 | 1:47 | 8:41 |
| 19 F. Modin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 15:30 | 8:19 | 1:59 | 25:48 |
| 23 R. Craig | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7:29 | 0:31 | 2:08 | 10:08 |
| 4 N. Pratt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:57 | 0:01 | 2:54 | 14:52 |
| 26 D. Reid | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:40 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 7:43 |
| 54 P. Ranger | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:46 | 2:07 | 1:25 | 20:18 |
| 76 E. Artyukhin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6:25 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 6:26 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 21120 |
| Referees | Don Koharski, Rob Martell |
| Linesmen | Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot |