| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:42 | MTL | PPG - Tomas Plekanec (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Cammalleri (4) & R. Hamrlik (4) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:45 | NYI | Matt Martin (1) Snap Shot - Assists: F. Nielsen (5) & T. Hunter (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:19 | MTL | Benoit Pouliot (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Halpern (3) & P. Subban (6) |
| 18:11 | MTL | Travis Moen (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Gionta (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:24 | NYI | Jon Sim : Roughing - 2 min |
| 04:12 | MTL | Lars Eller : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:46 | NYI | Zenon Konopka : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:46 | MTL | Andrei Kostitsyn : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:11 | MTL | Maxim Lapierre : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:32 | NYI | Jack Hillen : Holding - 2 min |
| 10:18 | MTL | Hal Gill : Interference - 2 min |
| 10:35 | MTL | P.K. Subban : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:56 | MTL | Hal Gill : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 19:56 | NYI | Matt Martin : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:50 | MTL | Andrei Kostitsyn : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 19:49 | MTL | Roman Hamrlik : Cross checking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 MTL |
12 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
 NYI |
7 | 13 | 11 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| MTL |
35 A. Auld (W) | 22 - 23 | 6 - 6 | 2 - 2 | 30 - 31 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| NYI |
30 D. Roloson (L) | 20 - 22 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 23 - 26 | 0.885 | 58:15 |
| Skater Stats |
| MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 0:37 | 2:46 | 20:10 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:47 | 1:37 | 18:38 |
| 13 M. Cammalleri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:15 | 1:19 | 0:04 | 16:38 |
| 14 T. Plekanec | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:43 | 1:19 | 3:07 | 19:09 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:03 | 0:12 | 3:13 | 14:28 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:33 | 0:47 | 1:39 | 17:59 |
| 26 J. Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:46 | 0:37 | 5:28 | 23:51 |
| 32 T. Moen | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 13:39 |
| 40 M. Lapierre | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 11:55 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:11 | 1:41 | 4:13 | 24:05 |
| 54 A. Picard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 14:18 |
| 46 A. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 13:24 | 1:19 | 0:00 | 14:43 |
| 52 M. Darche | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 9:26 |
| 67 B. Pouliot | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:38 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 9:25 |
| 75 H. Gill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17:31 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 21:10 |
| 76 P. Subban | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:44 | 1:41 | 0:31 | 16:56 |
| 81 L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:20 |
| 11 T. Pyatt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:29 | 0:12 | 3:18 | 12:59 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 17:16 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:33 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:08 |
| 25 M. Mottau | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:36 | 2:39 | 1:08 | 22:23 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:48 | 2:22 | 0:25 | 21:35 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 5:38 | 0:00 | 19:41 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6:20 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 6:48 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10:44 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 10:50 |
| 21 J. Wisniewski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 21:25 | 6:02 | 1:08 | 28:35 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 2:33 | 0:56 | 19:41 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:20 | 3:56 | 0:48 | 19:04 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:04 | 0:14 | 10:45 |
| 28 Z. Konopka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6:04 | 0:11 | 0:43 | 6:58 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 14:04 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 2:39 | 0:54 | 15:47 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:19 | 4:43 | 1:18 | 23:20 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:13 | 5:49 | 0:00 | 22:02 |
| 93 D. Weight | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 18:57 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 11922 |
| Referees | Greg Kimmerly, Chris Lee |
| Linesmen | Brian Murphy, Dan Schachte |
| 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 |
