
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:11 | BUF | PPG - Maxim Afinogenov Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Campbell & M. Biron |
| 19:29 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Snap Shot - Assists: M. Fisher & J. Spezza |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:18 | OTT | SHG - Christoph Schubert Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 06:08 | OTT | PPG - Patrick Eaves Tip-In - Assists: J. Spezza & B. Pothier |
| 06:29 | BUF | Derek Roy Backhand - Assists: M. Grier & C. Drury |
| 11:03 | BUF | PPG - Rory Fitzpatrick Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Briere & M. Afinogenov |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:48 | OTT | Chris Kelly Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Varada & B. Pothier |
| 19:20 | BUF | Danny Briere Tip-In - Assists: B. Campbell & M. Afinogenov |
| OT Period | ||
| 04:13 | BUF | PPG - Danny Briere Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Afinogenov & A. Kotalik |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:26 | OTT | Christoph Schubert : Roughing - 2 min |
| 13:00 | OTT | Dany Heatley : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:11 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:38 | OTT | Brian McGrattan : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:38 | BUF | Andrew Peters : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:46 | OTT | Brian Pothier : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:49 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:22 | OTT | Dany Heatley : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 14:00 | OTT | Christoph Schubert : Tripping - 2 min |
| 16:02 | OTT | Jason Spezza : Diving - 2 min |
| 16:02 | BUF | Toni Lydman : Interference - 2 min |
| 16:53 | BUF | Jay McKee : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:39 | BUF | Chris Drury : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| 03:55 | OTT | Brian Pothier : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
OTT |
8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
BUF |
14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 39 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
OTT |
30 R. Emery (L) | 26 - 28 | 8 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 34 - 39 | 0.872 | 64:03 |
BUF |
43 M. Biron (W) | 17 - 19 | 8 - 9 | 5 - 6 | 30 - 34 | 0.882 | 63:37 |
| Skater Stats |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25:53 | 3:17 | 6:45 | 35:55 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22:36 | 0:16 | 1:43 | 24:35 |
| 39 T. Arnason | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:54 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16:42 | 3:17 | 1:58 | 21:57 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:20 | 0:11 | 3:41 | 19:12 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:10 | 1:02 | 9:35 | 37:47 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 16:03 | 3:07 | 0:56 | 20:06 |
| 16 B. McGrattan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:22 |
| 46 F. Novak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:15 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 15:07 | 2:53 | 0:35 | 18:35 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 0:18 | 4:40 | 17:08 |
| 20 B. Smolinski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:49 | 1:30 | 0:35 | 12:54 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 5:09 | 15:15 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:31 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 7:47 |
| 26 V. Varada | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:52 |
| 18 P. Schaefer | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:46 | 1:30 | 3:49 | 17:05 |
| 6 B. Norton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 12:48 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7:49 | 2:48 | 0:37 | 11:14 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:45 | 0:41 | 2:33 | 21:59 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 15:15 | 3:01 | 0:37 | 18:53 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12:54 | 4:14 | 1:03 | 18:11 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:43 | 0:33 | 3:25 | 24:41 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 16:30 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 20:49 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:07 | 5:38 | 0:00 | 17:45 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:58 | 5:16 | 1:43 | 20:57 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:09 |
| C. Drury | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12:48 | 4:40 | 1:05 | 18:33 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 16:20 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:32 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 11:11 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:41 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 10:11 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:53 | 2:56 | 1:52 | 20:41 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:41 | 6:50 | 0:46 | 21:17 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:45 | 6:13 | 0:08 | 22:06 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 15:42 | 4:32 | 0:00 | 20:14 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:12 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 13:58 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:14 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17622 |
| Referees | Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, 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 | 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 |