
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:00 | OTT | Milan Michalek (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Alfredsson (12) & C. Campoli (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:09 | OTT | Brian Lee (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 15:35 | NJD | PPG - Zach Parise (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Clarkson (8) & J. Langenbrunner (8) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:38 | NJD | PPG - David Clarkson (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Bergfors (5) & B. Rolston (3) |
| 07:20 | NJD | PPG - Andy Greene (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: Z. Parise (10) & J. Langenbrunner (9) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:17 | OTT | Chris Neil : Holding - 2 min |
| 15:10 | OTT | Matt Carkner : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:10 | NJD | Andrew Peters : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:18 | NJD | Dainius Zubrus : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:49 | OTT | Jason Spezza : Hooking - 2 min |
| 03:20 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:38 | NJD | Cory Murphy : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:26 | OTT | Peter Regin : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:03 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 03:03 | OTT | Jesse Winchester : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 03:03 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 03:03 | NJD | Andrew Peters : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 06:37 | OTT | Chris Campoli : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 06:37 | OTT | Chris Neil : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
6 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
OTT |
7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 17 - 19 | 1 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 19 - 21 | 0.905 | 59:56 |
OTT |
33 P. Leclaire (L) | 13 - 13 | 9 - 12 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 25 | 0.880 | 58:42 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 45 M. Fraser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:12 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20:10 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 22:33 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:59 | 5:57 | 1:51 | 27:47 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:42 | 2:48 | 1:17 | 19:47 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:23 | 6:20 | 0:53 | 22:36 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:45 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 7:19 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:39 | 3:37 | 1:52 | 19:08 |
| 15 T. Sestito | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:53 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:40 | 5:42 | 1:50 | 23:12 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:16 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 12:36 |
| 17 I. Pikkarainen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:52 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 7:16 |
| 18 N. Bergfors | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:13 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 16:22 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:47 | 6:05 | 2:08 | 24:00 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:42 | 6:22 | 0:00 | 18:04 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 10:26 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 5:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:59 |
| 25 M. Mottau | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 | 0:27 | 2:09 | 24:09 |
| 18 C. Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:15 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 10:45 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:18 | 6:34 | 24:02 |
| 9 M. Michalek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:55 | 1:17 | 2:44 | 18:56 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 3:31 | 4:48 | 22:34 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 | 2:02 | 4:38 | 18:55 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:16 | 0:29 | 0:09 | 14:54 |
| 17 F. Kuba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 | 3:01 | 4:19 | 26:59 |
| 18 J. Winchester | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:16 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 5:25 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17:27 | 3:01 | 0:19 | 20:47 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:49 | 0:00 | 3:42 | 12:31 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 9:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:49 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:53 | 2:43 | 1:03 | 19:39 |
| 7 M. Carkner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 4:39 | 16:34 |
| 18 J. Cheechoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 12:38 |
| 13 P. Regin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:13 |
| 54 A. Picard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:59 | 3:13 | 17:18 |
| 15 B. Lee | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:44 |
| 71 N. Foligno | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 15:41 |
| 37 J. Ruutu | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5:32 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 7:12 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18781 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Wes McCauley |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, 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 |