
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 19:26 | MTL | Guillaume Latendresse (8) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Gorges (8) & M. Lapierre (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:35 | NSH | J-P Dumont (8) Tip-In - Assists: K. Klein (3) |
| 08:46 | MTL | PPG - Andrei Kostitsyn (15) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Markov (27) & R. Lang (17) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:05 | MTL | Andrei Markov (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Komisarek (4) & R. Lang (18) |
| 06:23 | NSH | Vernon Fiddler (7) Backhand - Assists: V. Koistinen (6) & J. Tootoo (5) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:05 | NSH | Jordin Tootoo : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 06:05 | MTL | Steve Begin : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 09:40 | NSH | Antti Pihlstrom : Holding - 2 min |
| 16:00 | NSH | Ryan Jones : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:23 | MTL | Patrice Brisebois : Interference - 2 min |
| 08:18 | NSH | Martin Erat : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 18:07 | MTL | Matt D'Agostini : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
MTL |
12 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (L) | 16 - 18 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 17 - 20 | 0.850 | 58:40 |
MTL |
41 J. Halak (W) | 22 - 24 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 25 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 1:07 | 2:52 | 22:36 |
| 6 V. Koistinen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:51 | 1:34 | 0:05 | 21:30 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:07 | 3:15 | 20:45 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 0:34 | 0:33 | 15:18 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 15:32 | 1:57 | 0:58 | 18:27 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 | 1:57 | 1:26 | 20:43 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:06 | 2:06 | 0:09 | 17:21 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:28 | 2:19 | 0:56 | 25:43 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10:59 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 12:55 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:53 | 0:07 | 2:35 | 13:35 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 16:00 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 18:19 |
| 28 R. Jones | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:03 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:09 | 0:07 | 0:50 | 13:06 |
| 38 V. Fiddler | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:27 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 13:15 |
| 42 A. Pihlstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:12 |
| 52 A. Sulzer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 11:49 |
| 15 M. Santorelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:30 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 13:26 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 15:24 |
MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:38 | 0:43 | 0:46 | 17:07 |
| 8 M. Komisarek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:22 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 25:52 |
| 14 T. Plekanec | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:27 | 0:51 | 1:00 | 17:18 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 2:19 | 1:19 | 16:39 |
| 28 S. Begin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 8:14 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 9:00 |
| 26 J. Gorges | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 2:07 | 1:30 | 20:05 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:24 | 1:14 | 1:00 | 17:38 |
| 24 K. Chipchura | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 10:21 |
| 16 M. D'Agostini | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:41 |
| 40 M. Lapierre | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:33 | 0:43 | 0:55 | 17:11 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 | 1:03 | 2:01 | 20:03 |
| 46 A. Kostitsyn | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:29 | 2:19 | 0:07 | 14:55 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:03 |
| 67 M. Pacioretty | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:44 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 15:35 |
| 71 P. Brisebois | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 12:29 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 14:15 |
| 74 S. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 1:56 | 1:21 | 15:29 |
| 79 A. Markov | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:05 | 2:50 | 1:59 | 23:54 |
| 73 G. Latendresse | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 15:54 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 21273 |
| Referees | Gord Dwyer, Dave Jackson |
| Linesmen | Jean Morin, Brian Murphy |
| 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 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| E. Karlsson | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Turris | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| E. Condra | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 9 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Michalek | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Zibanejad | 9 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | .928 | 2.66 |