| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:25 | NJD | Vladimir Zharkov (1) Backhand - Assists: M. Tedenby (6) & J. Arnott (9) |
| 05:22 | NJD | PPG - Ilya Kovalchuk (13) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Greene (13) & T. Zajac (18) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:40 | NJD | Mattias Tedenby (5) Backhand - Assists: M. Fraser (1) & R. Pelley (3) |
| 10:56 | NYI | PA Parenteau (11) Backhand - Assists: B. Comeau (16) & R. Martinek (5) |
| 11:50 | NYI | Michael Grabner (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Bailey (8) & T. Hamonic (7) |
| 16:59 | NJD | Rod Pelley (3) Tip-In - Assists: M. Fraser (2) & J. Arnott (10) |
| 17:53 | NJD | Dainius Zubrus (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Elias (22) & B. Rolston (7) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:09 | NYI | Jack Hillen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:56 | NJD | Mark Fayne : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:57 | NYI | Zenon Konopka : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 08:57 | NJD | Mark Fraser : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 13:29 | NJD | Mattias Tedenby : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 16:39 | NYI | Matt Martin : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:39 | NJD | David Clarkson : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:53 | NYI | Jesse Joensuu : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:54 | NJD | Mattias Tedenby : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NJD |
11 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
 NYI |
9 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 22 - 24 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 27 - 29 | 0.931 | 59:45 |
| NYI |
60 K. Poulin (L) | 22 - 26 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 27 | 0.815 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 45 M. Fraser | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16:54 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 18:10 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 19:47 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:13 | 2:50 | 20:29 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:01 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 20:56 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | 1:01 | 1:47 | 18:00 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 12:30 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 1:01 | 1:51 | 17:10 |
| 15 T. Sestito | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:41 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:31 | 1:14 | 0:43 | 18:28 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 12:50 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 0:13 | 2:12 | 15:52 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:44 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 12:01 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:08 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 15:37 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:17 | 0:57 | 2:36 | 17:50 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:21 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 19:32 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:06 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 12:10 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:04 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:33 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 16:38 | 1:41 | 0:44 | 19:03 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:37 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 21:14 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:00 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:06 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 19:37 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:16 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 20:30 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:19 |
| 28 Z. Konopka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11:42 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 12:26 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 1:46 | 0:43 | 21:12 |
| 37 J. Colliton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:44 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:46 | 1:12 | 0:31 | 19:29 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:07 | 1:24 | 0:30 | 13:01 |
| 42 D. Reese | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:03 |
| 13 R. Schremp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 14:54 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 | 3:36 | 0:43 | 21:18 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:31 | 1:24 | 0:30 | 18:25 |
| 6 J. Joensuu | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 12:57 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20:25 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 24:02 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13119 |
| Referees | Marcus Vinnerborg, Bill McCreary |
| Linesmen | Mike Cvik, 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 |
| 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 |
