
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:05 | BUF | PPG - J-P Dumont Snap Shot - Assists: T. Vanek & D. Briere |
| 14:00 | BUF | Michael Grier Tip-In - Assists: C. Drury & H. Tallinder |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:31 | BOS | Glen Murray Slap Shot - Assists: J. Slegr & J. Thornton |
| 15:57 | BUF | Ales Kotalik Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Gaustad & R. Fitzpatrick |
| 18:37 | BUF | PPG - Maxim Afinogenov Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Numminen |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:29 | BOS | Jiri Slegr : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:53 | BOS | Zdenek Kutlak : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 19:29 | BOS | Hal Gill : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:11 | BOS | Jiri Slegr : Interference - 2 min |
| 07:37 | BUF | Michael Grier : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:02 | BUF | Tim Connolly : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:47 | BOS | Ian Moran : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:20 | BUF | Tim Connolly : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 18:09 | BOS | Kevin Dallman : Slashing - 2 min |
| 19:52 | BOS | Travis Green : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BOS |
12 | 9 | 15 | 36 |
BUF |
11 | 16 | 14 | 41 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BOS |
30 A. Raycroft (L) | 31 - 33 | 5 - 7 | 1 - 1 | 37 - 41 | 0.902 | 60:00 |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (W) | 28 - 29 | 4 - 4 | 3 - 3 | 35 - 36 | 0.972 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
BOS |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 11 P. Axelsson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:11 | 0:00 | 3:59 | 14:10 |
| 12 T. Fitzgerald | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:14 | 0:00 | 4:03 | 14:17 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:55 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 15:45 |
| 17 S. McEachern | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 17:38 |
| 18 I. Moran | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:05 | 1:21 | 3:50 | 19:16 |
| 19 J. Thornton | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:16 | 2:51 | 1:18 | 21:25 |
| 27 B. Isbister | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:49 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 15:58 |
| 2 B. Leetch | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 18:00 | 4:20 | 4:09 | 26:29 |
| 75 H. Gill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:28 | 0:00 | 5:00 | 20:28 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8:49 | 3:25 | 1:04 | 13:18 |
| 27 G. Murray | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:38 | 2:18 | 1:39 | 21:35 |
| 37 P. Bergeron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:06 | 2:17 | 0:39 | 15:02 |
| 39 T. Green | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7:42 | 0:08 | 4:03 | 11:53 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:58 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 11:32 |
| 38 K. Dallman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 16:28 | 1:55 | 3:35 | 21:58 |
| 71 J. Slegr | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15:29 | 2:07 | 0:52 | 18:28 |
| 28 C. Orr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:26 |
| 28 P. Leahy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 4:15 | 8:35 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 3:02 | 2:48 | 23:18 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 | 1:43 | 3:02 | 20:21 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:47 | 2:00 | 19:40 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14:01 | 1:00 | 0:10 | 15:11 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:11 | 4:22 | 0:45 | 18:18 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11:37 | 4:10 | 0:58 | 16:45 |
| C. Drury | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:44 | 4:59 | 2:17 | 17:00 |
| 14 T. Pyatt | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:10 | 0:49 | 1:02 | 12:01 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:36 | 0:17 | 1:50 | 13:43 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:45 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 17:05 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:26 | 5:16 | 0:04 | 15:46 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10:33 | 1:46 | 0:49 | 13:08 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 5:02 | 1:31 | 18:47 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:18 | 4:31 | 0:10 | 15:59 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:58 | 5:10 | 2:13 | 19:21 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:01 | 4:16 | 0:25 | 15:42 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 3:50 | 20:06 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:43 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13771 |
| Referees | Tim Peel, Dean Warren |
| Linesmen | Angelo D'Amico, Scott Driscoll |
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| E. Condra | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Gonchar | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 7 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Conacher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Silfverberg | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.52 |