
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:23 | OTT | Alexandre Picard (3) Snap Shot - Assists: C. Kelly (10) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 18:24 | OTT | Mike Fisher (15) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Regin (3) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:29 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu : Boarding (maj) - 5 min |
| 02:22 | BUF | Tim Connolly : Slashing - 2 min |
| 12:20 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:20 | BUF | Derek Roy : Tripping - 2 min |
| 20:00 | BUF | Adam Mair : Charging - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:37 | BUF | Jason Pominville : Interference - 2 min |
| 08:26 | OTT | Chris Kelly : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:56 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:47 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
OTT |
11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 19 - 21 | 5 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 26 - 28 | 0.929 | 58:25 |
OTT |
1 B. Elliott (W) | 11 - 11 | 9 - 9 | 2 - 2 | 22 - 22 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 16:11 |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:03 | 1:54 | 13:41 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:48 | 5:30 | 1:10 | 21:28 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 21:33 |
| 46 T. Kennedy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 13:52 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12:50 | 5:27 | 1:24 | 19:41 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:57 | 2:41 | 0:00 | 12:38 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9:34 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 9:59 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:15 | 0:46 | 1:41 | 13:42 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 20:20 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 13:47 | 5:45 | 0:52 | 20:24 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:16 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:04 |
| 16 C. MacArthur | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:41 | 4:20 | 0:37 | 18:38 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 17:37 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 3:07 | 1:27 | 16:42 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:11 | 2:30 | 2:36 | 15:17 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:19 | 6:06 | 3:07 | 28:32 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:12 | 0:15 | 5:16 | 22:43 |
| 9 M. Michalek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:12 | 2:49 | 2:37 | 18:38 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:02 | 3:28 | 3:43 | 20:13 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 | 2:31 | 3:13 | 18:47 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 7:26 |
| 17 F. Kuba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 | 3:27 | 2:52 | 22:13 |
| 18 J. Winchester | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:42 | 4:29 | 18:55 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 3:54 | 15:58 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:52 | 0:00 | 5:16 | 20:08 |
| 22 R. Shannon | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:20 | 1:06 | 0:01 | 7:27 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:07 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 17:53 |
| 62 J. Hennessy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:47 |
| 7 M. Carkner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 14:17 |
| 18 J. Cheechoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:43 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 12:20 |
| 13 P. Regin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12:15 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 13:21 |
| 54 A. Picard | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:39 | 0:53 | 3:03 | 18:35 |
| 65 E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 | 2:27 | 0:05 | 18:55 |
| 37 J. Ruutu | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 13:08 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16917 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Dan O'Halloran |
| Linesmen | Jean Morin, 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 |