
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:38 | BOS | P.J. Axelsson Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 08:20 | BOS | PPG - Brian Leetch Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Scatchard & S. Samsonov |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:17 | MTL | PPG - Michael Ryder Backhand - Assists: T. Plekanec & M. Ribeiro |
| 13:52 | MTL | Saku Koivu Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Perezhogin & A. Kovalev |
| 15:43 | BOS | PPG - Nick Boynton Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Leetch & D. Scatchard |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:02 | MTL | PPG - Mike Ribeiro Tip-In - Assists: A. Kovalev & F. Bouillon |
| 09:12 | MTL | PPG - Alexander Perezhogin Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Kovalev & S. Souray |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:08 | MTL | Andrei Markov : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:51 | MTL | Alex Kovalev : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 11:01 | BOS | Dave Scatchard : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:16 | MTL | Alex Kovalev : Hooking - 2 min |
| 03:56 | BOS | Dave Scatchard : Diving - 2 min |
| 05:24 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:46 | MTL | Sheldon Souray : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 07:46 | MTL | Sheldon Souray : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:12 | BOS | Brad Boyes : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 15:38 | MTL | Mike Ribeiro : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:47 | BOS | Glen Murray : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:47 | BOS | Dave Scatchard : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:25 | MTL | Jeff Paul : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:54 | BOS | Hal Gill : Tripping - 2 min |
| 09:52 | MTL | Radek Bonk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:39 | MTL | Steve Begin : Delaying the game - 2 min |
| 18:17 | BOS | Kevin Dallman : Tripping - 2 min |
| 19:22 | BOS | Brian Leetch : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BOS |
8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
MTL |
9 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BOS |
30 A. Raycroft (L) | 25 - 26 | 4 - 7 | 5 - 5 | 34 - 38 | 0.895 | 59:40 |
MTL |
60 J. Theodore (W) | 11 - 12 | 7 - 9 | 2 - 2 | 20 - 23 | 0.870 | 59:42 |
| Skater Stats |
BOS |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 11 P. Axelsson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:58 | 0:58 | 2:25 | 14:21 |
| 12 T. Fitzgerald | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:04 | 1:52 | 12:32 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 6:28 | 0:20 | 19:11 |
| 17 S. McEachern | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:49 | 4:27 | 1:28 | 17:44 |
| 18 I. Moran | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 14:19 |
| 27 B. Isbister | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:45 | 5:21 | 0:00 | 18:06 |
| 2 B. Leetch | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:51 | 8:48 | 2:37 | 25:16 |
| 75 H. Gill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:39 | 0:04 | 4:23 | 17:06 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4:23 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 8:39 |
| 27 G. Murray | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:07 | 6:49 | 1:02 | 20:58 |
| 37 P. Bergeron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:14 | 7:45 | 2:06 | 21:05 |
| 38 D. Scatchard | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 1 | 11:44 | 6:47 | 0:00 | 18:31 |
| 39 T. Green | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:33 | 0:12 | 3:40 | 16:25 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 0:36 | 4:35 | 17:03 |
| 24 N. Boynton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:50 | 2:46 | 2:54 | 20:30 |
| 38 K. Dallman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:16 | 3:39 | 0:00 | 17:55 |
| 28 C. Orr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:32 |
| 28 P. Leahy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:01 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 6:52 |
MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 M. Komisarek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:43 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 8:47 |
| 11 S. Koivu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:15 | 4:49 | 3:18 | 21:22 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:00 | 1:37 | 3:20 | 17:57 |
| 20 C. Higgins | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:42 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 7:56 |
| 28 S. Begin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5:29 | 0:00 | 4:37 | 10:06 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:27 | 0:02 | 4:40 | 16:09 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13:57 | 5:36 | 1:52 | 21:25 |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4:12 | 5:07 | 0:22 | 9:41 |
| 14 T. Plekanec | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7:21 | 1:31 | 0:44 | 9:36 |
| 24 N. Sundstrom | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:58 | 0:16 | 2:34 | 14:48 |
| 38 J. Bulis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:19 | 0:09 | 4:33 | 16:01 |
| 42 A. Perezhogin | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:49 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 16:37 |
| 44 S. Souray | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13:03 | 4:45 | 2:25 | 20:13 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | 1:03 | 4:29 | 18:00 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17:23 | 1:03 | 5:35 | 24:01 |
| 9 M. Ribeiro | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:09 | 2:34 | 0:41 | 13:24 |
| 73 M. Ryder | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:37 | 2:11 | 0:41 | 12:29 |
| 79 A. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:03 | 3:34 | 6:27 | 25:04 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 21273 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Steve Miller, Derek Nansen |
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| K. Turris | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Karlsson | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 10 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 10 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| M. Michalek | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Methot | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Greening | 10 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 10 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 4 | 0 | .918 | 3.01 |