
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:17 | BUF | Chris Drury Backhand - Assists: M. Grier |
| 14:19 | OTT | PPG - Patrick Eaves Tip-In - Assists: D. Alfredsson & J. Spezza |
| 15:46 | BUF | Tim Connolly Backhand - Assists: M. Afinogenov & A. Kotalik |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:03 | BUF | Taylor Pyatt Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Gaustad & T. Vanek |
| 06:19 | BUF | Jay McKee Tip-In - Assists: T. Vanek & T. Pyatt |
| 07:13 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Snap Shot - Assists: J. Spezza & D. Heatley |
| 14:50 | BUF | Dmitri Kalinin Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Connolly & M. Afinogenov |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:03 | BUF | PPG - Tim Connolly Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Drury & J. Dumont |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:02 | OTT | Brad Norton : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 14:06 | BUF | Rory Fitzpatrick : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:02 | BUF | Rory Fitzpatrick : Slashing - 2 min |
| 18:23 | BUF | J-P Dumont : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:58 | OTT | Chris Neil : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 11:31 | BUF | Danny Briere : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:14 | BUF | Danny Briere : Roughing - 2 min |
| 14:14 | OTT | Chris Neil served by Jason Spezza : Charging - 2 min |
| 14:14 | OTT | Chris Neil : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:18 | OTT | Filip Novak : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
16 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
OTT |
12 | 14 | 8 | 34 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (W) | 28 - 29 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 32 - 34 | 0.941 | 60:00 |
OTT |
33 M. Morrison | 3 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 7 - 9 | 0.778 | 33:41 |
OTT |
30 R. Emery (L) | 17 - 21 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 18 - 22 | 0.818 | 26:19 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:04 | 0:36 | 3:40 | 21:20 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15:59 | 1:24 | 1:57 | 19:20 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:30 | 2:32 | 1:06 | 15:08 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | 0:06 | 3:26 | 18:14 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:03 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 12:48 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:10 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 15:14 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:12 | 2:29 | 2:36 | 17:17 |
| C. Drury | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:24 | 3:04 | 2:31 | 15:59 |
| 14 T. Pyatt | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 0:32 | 0:03 | 12:47 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 14:47 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 13:31 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 14:04 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 13:46 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 | 3:20 | 0:42 | 19:13 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13:32 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 17:00 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:50 | 5:19 | 0:00 | 20:09 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:29 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 13:42 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:50 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 19:41 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 20:21 | 3:28 | 1:59 | 25:48 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:33 | 0:42 | 2:10 | 20:25 |
| 39 T. Arnason | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 10:30 | 1:01 | 0:06 | 11:37 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:05 | 4:55 | 1:14 | 23:14 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 | 1:00 | 1:50 | 12:40 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 16:55 | 1:26 | 4:50 | 23:11 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:21 | 5:23 | 1:14 | 23:58 |
| 46 F. Novak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 8:50 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:41 | 4:32 | 0:00 | 21:13 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 0:02 | 3:22 | 13:32 |
| 20 B. Smolinski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 9:31 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 11:10 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:12 | 0:02 | 3:39 | 13:53 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18:52 | 0:23 | 4:39 | 23:54 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9:36 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 11:07 |
| 26 V. Varada | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 9:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:35 |
| 18 P. Schaefer | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 9:32 | 1:39 | 2:07 | 13:18 |
| 6 B. Norton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:00 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:10 | 3:22 | 0:06 | 13:38 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 19575 |
| Referees | Eric Furlatt, Dean Warren |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier |
| 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 |