
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:46 | NJD | David Clarkson (9) Slap Shot - Assists: R. Pelley (5) & A. Mair (2) |
| 09:11 | NJD | PPG - Brian Rolston (11) Slap Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (12) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:31 | FLA | Marty Reasoner (13) Slap Shot - Assists: M. Repik (2) & M. Santorelli (15) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:55 | NJD | Andy Greene : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:28 | FLA | Radek Dvorak : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:08 | FLA | Mike Weaver : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:00 | FLA | Darcy Hordichuk : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
FLA |
11 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 24 - 25 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 26 | 0.962 | 59:55 |
FLA |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 17 - 18 | 7 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 26 | 0.923 | 58:14 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:56 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 18:24 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:35 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 19:42 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 20:12 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 3:03 | 0:32 | 16:27 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:29 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:10 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:37 | 3:10 | 1:28 | 17:15 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:10 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 21:06 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:48 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:02 | 1:18 | 1:28 | 18:48 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 10:53 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:49 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 15:32 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 15:25 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:41 | 2:45 | 0:32 | 16:58 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:47 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 15:15 |
| 29 A. Salmela | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 21:33 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:10 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 15:17 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:53 | 0:32 | 17:51 |
FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 52 A. Sulzer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:22 | 0:40 | 0:23 | 19:25 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:04 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 18:45 |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:11 | 1:20 | 0:44 | 21:15 |
| 7 D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 20:08 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:24 | 1:05 | 0:53 | 20:22 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:41 | 1:05 | 0:12 | 18:58 |
| 15 M. Santorelli | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 1:05 | 1:47 | 17:55 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:28 | 0:55 | 0:10 | 18:33 |
| 16 D. Hordichuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:53 |
| 23 K. McArdle | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:51 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:52 | 0:55 | 1:54 | 18:41 |
| 18 S. Bernier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:07 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 12:47 |
| 28 H. Jessiman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:31 |
| 27 M. Repik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:29 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 16:24 |
| B. Thomas | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:26 |
| 43 M. Weaver | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 20:26 |
| 5 J. Garrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:07 | 0:55 | 2:59 | 20:01 |
| 75 S. Timmins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 16:22 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16592 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Rob Martell |
| Linesmen | Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot |