
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:39 | NSH | SHG - Dan Hamhuis (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Fiddler (2) & S. Nichol (5) |
| 16:39 | ATL | Todd White (7) [GOALS_807] - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:42 | NSH | Scott Nichol (3) Slap Shot - Assists: D. Hamhuis (6) |
| 10:06 | ATL | Nathan Oystrick (2) Snap Shot - Assists: E. Perrin (5) & J. Williams (5) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:21 | NSH | Jason Arnott (11) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Smithson (3) & J. Tootoo (2) |
| 10:26 | ATL | Ilya Kovalchuk (8) Snap Shot - Assists: N. Oystrick (2) & J. Williams (6) |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:44 | NSH | Ryan Suter (3) Snap Shot - Assists: S. Weber (12) & P. Rinne (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:49 | NSH | Radek Bonk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:12 | NSH | Joel Ward : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:35 | ATL | Vyacheslav Kozlov : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 18:26 | NSH | Dan Hamhuis : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:31 | NSH | Radek Bonk : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:34 | ATL | Garnet Exelby : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:54 | ATL | Niclas Havelid : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NSH |
4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
ATL |
10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (W) | 20 - 23 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 25 | 0.880 | 61:39 |
ATL |
1 J. Hedberg (L) | 18 - 21 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 22 - 26 | 0.846 | 61:44 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17:43 | 0:31 | 3:00 | 21:14 |
| 3 W. Belak | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:36 |
| 6 V. Koistinen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:25 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 15:02 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 20:28 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:46 | 4:47 | 1:32 | 25:05 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:00 | 0:00 | 3:28 | 18:28 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 3:12 | 0:10 | 19:55 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:07 | 2:15 | 0:42 | 17:04 |
| 12 S. Nichol | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:14 | 0:00 | 3:50 | 11:04 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 12:45 | 3:03 | 1:06 | 16:54 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:16 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 19:53 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:44 | 1:41 | 3:02 | 23:27 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:34 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 14:22 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:48 | 1:32 | 2:05 | 16:25 |
| 38 V. Fiddler | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6:26 | 0:00 | 3:42 | 10:08 |
| 42 A. Pihlstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:13 | 0:22 | 0:20 | 13:55 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:34 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 17:27 |
ATL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 34 G. Exelby | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 17:15 |
| 6 R. Hainsey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 4:10 | 3:52 | 24:35 |
| 39 N. Oystrick | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:42 | 0:20 | 2:19 | 16:21 |
| 18 B. Little | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 18:23 |
| 11 E. Perrin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 3:35 | 2:24 | 18:39 |
| 12 T. White | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:42 | 3:33 | 0:06 | 17:21 |
| 13 V. Kozlov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 14:26 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 17:34 |
| 19 J. Williams | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 4:25 | 0:21 | 19:20 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:24 | 5:35 | 0:30 | 21:29 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 | 2:46 | 0:27 | 20:16 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:05 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 14:38 |
| 20 C. Armstrong | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 | 0:47 | 2:18 | 15:31 |
| 19 J. Slater | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 10:24 |
| 22 C. Thorburn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:58 |
| 28 N. Havelid | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 18:09 | 0:27 | 0:11 | 18:47 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:20 |
| 39 T. Enstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 17:19 | 5:01 | 2:29 | 24:49 |
| 15 J. Crabb | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:21 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15022 |
| Referees | Mike Hasenfratz, Brad Meier |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux |
| 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 |