| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:52 | NJD | Petr Sykora (9) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Elias (18) & M. Brodeur (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:26 | NJD | Petr Sykora (10) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Elias (19) & A. Volchenkov (5) |
| 06:55 | NJD | Zach Parise (12) Tip-In - Assists: M. Fayne (5) & A. Henrique (18) |
| 07:41 | BUF | PPG - Thomas Vanek (18) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Leopold (7) & D. Stafford (13) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:44 | BUF | Zack Kassian : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 14:20 | NJD | Zach Parise : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:27 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Tripping - 2 min |
| 07:12 | NJD | Eric Boulton served by Tim Sestito : Boarding - 2 min |
| 07:12 | BUF | Cody McCormick : Roughing - 2 min |
| 07:12 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 07:12 | BUF | Patrick Kaleta : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 07:12 | NJD | Cam Janssen : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 07:12 | NJD | Bryce Salvador : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 07:12 | NJD | Eric Boulton : Roughing - 2 min |
| 11:42 | NJD | Petr Sykora : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:51 | NJD | Petr Sykora : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 BUF |
7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
 NJD |
8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 14 - 17 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 20 - 23 | 0.870 | 58:32 |
| NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 18 - 18 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 23 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 3:38 | 2:21 | 24:42 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 0:23 | 2:21 | 21:27 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:46 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:16 | 4:17 | 1:47 | 21:20 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:41 | 4:11 | 0:00 | 24:52 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 3:04 | 1:04 | 19:31 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 18:30 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 0:23 | 1:39 | 17:25 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 18:23 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5:56 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 7:59 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 16:59 | 3:07 | 0:53 | 20:59 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6:23 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 8:26 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:34 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 13:03 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:41 | 1:39 | 7:47 |
| 9 Z. Kassian | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11:50 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 12:19 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 16:00 | 1:47 | 0:10 | 17:57 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:54 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 13:54 |
| 81 B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 22:08 |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:37 | 2:46 | 0:53 | 17:16 |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:02 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 20:04 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:26 | 1:24 | 2:25 | 19:15 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15:50 | 1:32 | 1:51 | 19:13 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 2:18 | 3:06 | 19:45 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14:00 | 2:18 | 0:00 | 16:18 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:38 | 4:00 | 1:11 | 20:49 |
| 15 T. Sestito | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:36 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 | 1:04 | 2:00 | 18:46 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:43 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 7:53 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:23 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:06 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 15:38 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16:52 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 18:22 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:13 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 1:42 | 2:25 | 19:46 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 0:00 | 4:02 | 18:50 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 | 1:14 | 2:38 | 20:51 |
| 55 M. Taormina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:40 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 20:33 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17625 |
| Referees | Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brad Meier |
| Linesmen | Derek Nansen, Pierre Champoux |
| 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 |
