

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:18 | NYI | Richard Park (2) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Jackman (1) & S. Bergenheim (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:54 | NJD | Mike Mottau (1) [GOALS_807] - Assists: P. Elias (6) |
| 12:06 | NJD | PPG - Brian Rolston (7) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Elias (7) & J. Langenbrunner (16) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:30 | NJD | PPG - Patrik Elias (2) Slap Shot - Assists: B. Rolston (4) & T. Zajac (15) |
| 11:54 | NJD | Zach Parise (15) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Greene (9) & J. Langenbrunner (17) |
| 12:32 | NJD | Brian Rolston (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Mottau (1) & N. Bergfors (10) |
| 19:15 | NJD | Patrik Elias (3) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Rolston (5) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:03 | NJD | Rod Pelley : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 11:03 | NYI | Nate Thompson : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:44 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Slashing - 2 min |
| 18:05 | NJD | Mike Mottau : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:45 | NYI | Jack Hillen : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 15:31 | NJD | Matthew Corrente : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:31 | NYI | Tim Jackman : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:30 | NJD | Patrik Elias : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:19 | NYI | Jack Hillen : Holding - 2 min |
| 09:30 | NYI | Richard Park : Holding - 2 min |
| 13:44 | NJD | Mark Fraser : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
7 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
NJD |
10 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
43 M. Biron (L) | 30 - 34 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 3 | 36 - 42 | 0.857 | 60:00 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 20 - 21 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 23 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:12 | 6:12 | 0:44 | 28:08 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:58 | 5:38 | 0:24 | 20:00 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 20:01 | 0:13 | 1:04 | 21:18 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 16:28 | 0:50 | 0:11 | 17:29 |
| 44 N. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:38 | 1:15 | 11:40 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 1:44 | 0:45 | 15:06 |
| 10 J. Tambellini | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:52 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 14:18 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:11 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 14:41 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 0:01 | 0:32 | 15:45 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:11 | 5:40 | 0:53 | 19:44 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 17:58 |
| 15 T. Jackman | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:25 | 0:04 | 11:31 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 0:01 | 1:36 | 14:55 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 19:04 | 2:57 | 0:12 | 22:13 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 13:52 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:19 | 0:46 | 0:12 | 13:17 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:53 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:55 | 6:45 | 0:00 | 22:40 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 45 M. Fraser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 15:29 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:04 | 3:46 | 19:00 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:55 | 1:28 | 4:13 | 22:36 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16:30 | 1:04 | 2:56 | 20:30 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:31 |
| 11 D. McAmmond | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:58 | 0:56 | 2:53 | 16:47 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14:15 | 1:32 | 3:33 | 19:20 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14:27 | 1:36 | 1:19 | 17:22 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:28 | 0:56 | 0:01 | 14:25 |
| 17 I. Pikkarainen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:58 |
| 18 N. Bergfors | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 13:52 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:17 | 1:04 | 3:31 | 18:52 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:19 | 0:04 | 5:11 | 25:34 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:13 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15:02 | 1:32 | 1:48 | 18:22 |
| 25 M. Mottau | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19:24 | 0:56 | 2:42 | 23:02 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:44 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 14:40 |
| 22 M. Corrente | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:27 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16961 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Tim Nowak, Jean Morin |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| J. Tavares | 6 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| M. Streit | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| K. Okposo | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Cizikas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Grabner | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| C. McDonald | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Moulson | 6 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| B. Boyes | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| K. Aucoin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Bailey | 6 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| K. Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 | 1.15 |
| E. Nabokov | 2 | 4 | 2 | .842 | 4.44 |