
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:17 | BUF | Adam Mair Tip-In - Assists: C. Drury & H. Tallinder |
| 08:38 | BUF | Thomas Vanek Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Roy & M. Afinogenov |
| 09:52 | NYI | Trent Hunter Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Smyth & B. Witt |
| 12:56 | BUF | PPG - Danny Briere Slap Shot - Assists: T. Connolly & D. Zubrus |
| 19:52 | NYI | Ryan Smyth Slap Shot - Assists: R. Robitaille |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:44 | NYI | Chris Campoli : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:23 | BUF | Jochen Hecht : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:50 | BUF | Adam Mair : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:59 | NYI | Marc-Andre Bergeron : Slashing - 2 min |
| 11:59 | NYI | Tom Poti : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:59 | NYI | Tom Poti : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:39 | BUF | Dainius Zubrus : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:32 | BUF | Danny Briere : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 12:35 | NYI | Richard Zednik : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:26 | NYI | Randy Robitaille : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
9 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
NYI |
10 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (W) | 16 - 18 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 20 - 22 | 0.909 | 60:00 |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 25 - 27 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 32 - 35 | 0.914 | 58:46 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 | 1:55 | 4:19 | 24:20 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 12:29 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:03 | 3:21 | 3:12 | 15:36 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 1:38 | 4:22 | 23:42 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:16 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:31 | 3:46 | 1:12 | 15:29 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 3:03 | 1:13 | 13:05 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:55 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:11 |
| C. Drury | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:36 | 4:40 | 3:04 | 18:20 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:41 | 3:19 | 0:54 | 11:54 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:28 | 3:41 | 16:53 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12:11 | 5:30 | 2:22 | 20:03 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:08 | 3:19 | 3:38 | 20:05 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 14:08 | 6:15 | 1:10 | 21:33 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:02 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 15:31 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13:32 | 2:21 | 3:04 | 18:57 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:34 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 12:52 |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16:56 | 5:59 | 3:09 | 26:04 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 5:07 | 18:40 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:05 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 14:52 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 1:57 | 0:59 | 14:22 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:20 | 0:00 | 2:39 | 5:59 |
| 11 A. Hilbert | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:50 | 0:00 | 2:39 | 6:29 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 11:12 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 12:48 |
| 18 M. Sillinger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 | 3:40 | 3:40 | 19:51 |
| 20 R. Zednik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 12:02 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 12:04 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:32 | 3:37 | 1:21 | 16:30 |
| 27 R. Robitaille | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:01 | 0:04 | 1:30 | 14:35 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 | 0:04 | 4:54 | 20:32 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:16 |
| 47 M. Bergeron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:26 | 6:24 | 5:02 | 27:52 |
| 33 J. Blake | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | 4:23 | 1:10 | 19:08 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:02 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 10:07 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 4:16 | 0:54 | 18:09 |
| 94 R. Smyth | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 | 3:57 | 3:38 | 21:33 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16234 |
| Referees | Dennis LaRue, Kevin Pollock |
| Linesmen | Brad Lazarowich, 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 | 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 |