
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:34 | OTT | Dany Heatley Snap Shot - Assists: D. Alfredsson & J. Spezza |
| 03:13 | OTT | PPG - Martin Havlat Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Neil & B. Pothier |
| 07:27 | OTT | Dany Heatley Snap Shot - Assists: J. Spezza & D. Alfredsson |
| 13:54 | OTT | Martin Havlat Backhand - Assists: P. Schaefer |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:36 | OTT | Martin Havlat Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Schaefer & Z. Chara |
| 06:14 | BUF | Jay McKee Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Briere & J. Dumont |
| 10:52 | BUF | Chris Drury Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Vanek |
| 13:19 | BUF | PPG - Ales Kotalik Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Campbell & D. Briere |
| 16:58 | OTT | Martin Havlat Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Meszaros |
| 18:32 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:12 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Snap Shot - Assists: J. Spezza & Z. Chara |
| 09:13 | OTT | PPG - Daniel Alfredsson Snap Shot - Assists: D. Heatley & J. Spezza |
| 14:01 | BUF | PPG - Danny Briere Snap Shot - Assists: M. Afinogenov & T. Numminen |
| 16:00 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Snap Shot - Assists: W. Redden |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:54 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 03:14 | BUF | Andrew Peters : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:14 | OTT | Brian McGrattan : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:14 | OTT | Peter Schaefer : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:16 | OTT | Brian Pothier : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:16 | OTT | Wade Redden : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:41 | BUF | Adam Mair : Roughing - 2 min |
| 12:41 | OTT | Brian McGrattan : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:05 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:30 | OTT | Brian Pothier : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:21 | BUF | Danny Briere : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:01 | BUF | J-P Dumont : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 11:30 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 11:30 | OTT | Brian McGrattan : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 12:30 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:48 | OTT | Andrej Meszaros : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:28 | OTT | Martin Havlat : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
OTT |
11 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
BUF |
11 | 16 | 10 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
OTT |
30 R. Emery (W) | 25 - 27 | 7 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 33 - 37 | 0.892 | 59:52 |
BUF |
43 M. Biron | 6 - 10 | 4 - 6 | 3 - 3 | 13 - 19 | 0.684 | 27:24 |
BUF |
31 M. Noronen (L) | 11 - 15 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 17 | 0.765 | 32:33 |
| Skater Stats |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13:18 | 3:06 | 1:41 | 18:05 |
| 33 Z. Chara | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:25 | 3:08 | 7:12 | 25:45 |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17:03 | 0:01 | 5:34 | 22:38 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 16:11 |
| 6 W. Redden | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14:16 | 3:24 | 3:25 | 21:05 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13:49 | 1:56 | 2:38 | 18:23 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11:18 | 3:35 | 1:17 | 16:10 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:05 | 5:13 | 17:31 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12:00 | 3:06 | 1:13 | 16:19 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11:45 | 3:35 | 0:31 | 15:51 |
| 16 B. McGrattan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5:21 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 6:16 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 15:26 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:01 | 0:13 | 3:06 | 16:20 |
| 20 B. Smolinski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 1:47 | 0:15 | 13:31 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:03 | 0:56 | 3:07 | 11:06 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:47 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 13:35 |
| 26 V. Varada | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:22 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 8:17 |
| 18 P. Schaefer | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:13 | 1:11 | 13:50 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:16 | 3:24 | 17:11 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:15 | 2:42 | 19:52 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:02 | 3:58 | 1:10 | 19:10 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 12:40 | 3:52 | 0:58 | 17:30 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 12:38 | 4:26 | 1:58 | 19:02 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:02 |
| C. Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 11:48 | 7:32 | 3:12 | 22:32 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:29 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 14:57 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 16:38 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 3:49 | 0:44 | 18:11 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 6:15 | 0:01 | 1:07 | 7:23 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | 1:37 | 3:05 | 16:21 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 13:39 | 7:37 | 1:03 | 22:19 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 18:04 | 5:34 | 0:44 | 24:22 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:43 | 5:48 | 3:34 | 22:05 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 15:38 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 17:30 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 16:07 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:51 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13905 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Dan Marouelli |
| Linesmen | David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik |
| 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 |