
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:50 | MTL | Jan Bulis Snap Shot - Assists: R. Bonk & N. Sundstrom |
| 17:44 | BOS | Patrice Bergeron Slap Shot - Assists: P. Leahy & I. Moran |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 19:48 | MTL | PPG - Michael Ryder Slap Shot - Assists: S. Koivu & A. Kovalev |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:49 | MTL | Mike Komisarek : Interference - 2 min |
| 12:29 | BOS | Brian Leetch : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:18 | MTL | Radek Bonk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:14 | BOS | Glen Murray : Slashing - 2 min |
| 12:50 | MTL | Mathieu Dandenault : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:42 | BOS | Thomas Fitzgerald : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:19 | MTL | Pierre Dagenais : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 02:19 | MTL | Pierre Dagenais : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 08:15 | MTL | Chris Higgins : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:17 | MTL | Pierre Dagenais : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 17:09 | BOS | Thomas Fitzgerald : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:34 | BOS | Thomas Fitzgerald : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MTL |
8 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
BOS |
10 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MTL |
60 J. Theodore (W) | 17 - 18 | 12 - 12 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 30 | 0.967 | 59:51 |
BOS |
30 A. Raycroft (L) | 13 - 14 | 3 - 4 | 3 - 3 | 19 - 21 | 0.905 | 59:36 |
| Skater Stats |
MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 M. Komisarek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:11 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 12:22 |
| 11 S. Koivu | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 | 3:33 | 2:05 | 17:12 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8:42 | 2:42 | 3:57 | 15:21 |
| 20 R. Zednik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:15 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 5:02 |
| 20 C. Higgins | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 11:12 |
| 28 S. Begin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:27 | 0:53 | 5:26 | 13:46 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 13:20 | 1:11 | 4:50 | 19:21 |
| 26 P. Dagenais | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 9:26 | 3:40 | 0:00 | 13:06 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:19 | 4:11 | 1:40 | 18:10 |
| 14 T. Plekanec | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 1:38 | 2:52 | 13:07 |
| 24 N. Sundstrom | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 | 4:29 | 13:53 |
| 38 J. Bulis | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 5:08 | 15:14 |
| 44 S. Souray | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:38 | 3:26 | 6:22 | 21:26 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:28 | 3:57 | 4:19 | 18:44 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 | 1:26 | 7:01 | 22:02 |
| 9 M. Ribeiro | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 | 4:34 | 0:02 | 16:46 |
| 73 M. Ryder | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:13 | 4:33 | 0:02 | 14:48 |
| 79 A. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 | 4:39 | 3:19 | 24:12 |
BOS |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 11 P. Axelsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 | 0:47 | 2:45 | 15:23 |
| 12 T. Fitzgerald | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12:40 | 0:19 | 1:11 | 14:10 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 8:52 | 4:55 | 0:00 | 13:47 |
| 17 S. McEachern | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:35 | 3:57 | 1:19 | 15:51 |
| 18 I. Moran | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:33 | 1:25 | 4:31 | 21:29 |
| 19 J. Thornton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 | 8:32 | 1:06 | 21:23 |
| 27 B. Isbister | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:55 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 14:51 |
| 2 B. Leetch | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15:46 | 12:35 | 3:02 | 31:23 |
| 75 H. Gill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:00 | 0:19 | 5:09 | 23:28 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:13 | 3:57 | 0:00 | 13:10 |
| 27 G. Murray | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12:15 | 8:32 | 0:52 | 21:39 |
| 37 P. Bergeron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9:09 | 8:18 | 2:18 | 19:45 |
| 39 T. Green | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:47 | 4:00 | 14:17 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 2:08 | 5:59 |
| 38 K. Dallman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:48 | 4:41 | 0:43 | 15:12 |
| 71 J. Slegr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:17 | 9:00 | 0:55 | 22:12 |
| 28 C. Orr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:28 |
| 28 P. Leahy | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 7:13 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17565 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| D. Alfredsson | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Greening | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Conacher | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | .940 | 2.17 |