
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 19:43 | NSH | Steve Sullivan (9) Snap Shot - Assists: S. Weber (9) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:56 | NSH | PPG - Martin Erat (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Suter (10) & S. Weber (10) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:55 | NSH | PPG - Martin Erat (5) Tip-In - Assists: R. Suter (11) & S. Kostitsyn (8) |
| 07:06 | NJD | PPG - Mattias Tedenby (4) Snap Shot - Assists: I. Kovalchuk (10) & B. Rolston (3) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:30 | NJD | Anton Volchenkov : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 13:42 | NSH | Alexander Sulzer : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:11 | NJD | Rod Pelley : Tripping - 2 min |
| 09:36 | NSH | Steve Begin : Holding - 2 min |
| 13:41 | NJD | Anssi Salmela : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:32 | NJD | Dainius Zubrus : Tripping - 2 min |
| 05:30 | NSH | Colin Wilson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:45 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
5 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
NJD |
4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
39 A. Lindback (W) | 15 - 15 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 16 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 14 - 15 | 3 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 17 - 20 | 0.850 | 57:50 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:57 | 5:39 | 2:17 | 24:53 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 1:44 | 3:19 | 21:09 |
| 57 M. Goc | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 12:56 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:21 | 4:13 | 1:06 | 18:40 |
| 13 N. Spaling | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 11:49 |
| 16 C. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:50 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:23 | 5:39 | 2:17 | 28:19 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:38 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:21 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 16:45 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:06 | 3:10 | 0:34 | 15:50 |
| 28 S. Begin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:47 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:36 | 3:10 | 2:34 | 17:20 |
| 33 C. Wilson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12:43 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 15:53 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:16 |
| 52 A. Sulzer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:19 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 12:03 |
| 5 S. O'Brien | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 16:25 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:06 | 4:13 | 0:32 | 12:51 |
| 74 S. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 18:00 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 4:28 | 19:08 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:45 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 17:23 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:05 | 0:10 | 4:04 | 22:19 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:50 | 3:00 | 0:26 | 19:16 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 8:49 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:45 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 8:49 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 2:26 | 1:43 | 15:46 |
| 15 T. Sestito | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:24 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 7:38 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:30 | 3:10 | 2:37 | 17:17 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 | 5:36 | 1:06 | 25:33 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 3:10 | 3:04 | 19:26 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:33 | 2:04 | 0:40 | 13:17 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 12:25 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 2:26 | 1:02 | 19:44 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:55 | 3:32 | 3:48 | 19:15 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 15:51 |
| 29 A. Salmela | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:00 | 0:15 | 16:20 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:30 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 16:31 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14137 |
| Referees | Ian Walsh, Dan O'Rourke |
| Linesmen | David Brisebois, Derek Nansen |