
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:06 | NJD | SHG - Zach Parise (6) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Henrique (5) |
| 05:21 | NJD | PPG - Ilya Kovalchuk (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Elias (10) & M. Brodeur (1) |
| 18:56 | BUF | PPG - Tyler Myers (1) Backhand - Assists: J. Pominville (15) & T. Vanek (12) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:36 | NJD | Mark Fayne (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Henrique (6) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:09 | NJD | Patrik Elias (7) Slap Shot - Assists: P. Sykora (6) |
| 07:35 | BUF | Tyler Myers (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Gerbe (7) & M. Ellis (2) |
| 08:23 | NJD | David Clarkson (6) Backhand - Assists: A. Greene (6) |
| 15:07 | BUF | Jordan Leopold (4) Slap Shot - Assists: D. Stafford (7) & V. Leino (3) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:06 | NJD | Andy Greene : Interference - 2 min |
| 02:36 | BUF | Drew Stafford : Slashing - 2 min |
| 04:39 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:01 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 18:22 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 14:41 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:39 | NJD | David Clarkson : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 12:29 | BUF | Derek Roy : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
BUF |
7 | 12 | 13 | 32 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 24 - 26 | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 32 | 0.906 | 60:00 |
BUF |
31 D. MacIntyre | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 1.000 | 7:58 |
BUF |
1 J. Enroth (L) | 12 - 15 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 14 - 19 | 0.737 | 50:27 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 22:30 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17:31 | 0:17 | 1:38 | 19:26 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 | 0:49 | 2:30 | 21:32 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:29 | 2:05 | 3:22 | 17:56 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:50 | 3:50 | 2:24 | 21:04 |
| 0 B. Mills | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 | 0:17 | 0:18 | 7:48 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:06 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 2:11 | 1:50 | 20:48 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:54 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 15:53 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:34 | 5:41 | 0:18 | 22:33 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7:22 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 7:39 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 13:13 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:14 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 14:35 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 16:38 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6:51 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 7:08 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:39 | 3:44 | 2:29 | 18:52 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 15:13 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 | 1:35 | 0:52 | 19:32 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:09 | 2:03 | 1:10 | 21:22 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 16:11 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 16:27 | 4:01 | 1:47 | 22:15 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18:53 | 2:03 | 1:10 | 22:06 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:25 | 2:13 | 0:09 | 17:47 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:35 | 3:47 | 0:05 | 16:27 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:41 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 17:54 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 16:28 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 15:40 | 3:51 | 0:12 | 19:43 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | 0:00 | 3:45 | 12:56 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 16:18 | 3:51 | 2:23 | 22:32 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:17 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 12:35 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:28 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 11:16 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:23 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 17:51 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:23 | 4:01 | 2:37 | 22:01 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:02 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 9:19 |
| 78 C. Tropp | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:42 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Francois StLaurent, Stephen Walkom |
| Linesmen | David Brisebois, Pierre Champoux |