| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:31 | WPG | Andrew Ladd (15) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Oduya (9) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:45 | NJD | Kurtis Foster (2) Snap Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (11) |
| 12:43 | NJD | Patrik Elias (16) Tip-In - Assists: A. Larsson (13) & P. Sykora (13) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:26 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 08:26 | WPG | Mark Stuart : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 08:26 | NJD | Ryan Carter served by Petr Sykora : Roughing - 2 min |
| 14:55 | WPG | Eric Fehr : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:28 | NJD | Mattias Tedenby : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:25 | WPG | Alexander Burmistrov : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 18:24 | WPG | Ron Hainsey : PS - Holding on breakaway - 0 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NJD |
7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
 WPG |
6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 17 - 18 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 22 - 23 | 0.957 | 59:56 |
| WPG |
31 O. Pavelec (L) | 21 - 23 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 25 | 0.920 | 58:37 |
| Skater Stats |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:49 | 2:55 | 0:00 | 17:44 |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 18:47 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:08 | 0:40 | 0:55 | 20:43 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:37 | 1:00 | 1:52 | 22:29 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:48 | 3:26 | 1:50 | 24:04 |
| 10 S. Zalewski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:43 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 7:01 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 9:43 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 18:51 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:43 | 4:00 | 1:12 | 27:55 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10:26 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 10:40 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:33 | 0:39 | 0:42 | 9:54 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:17 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:15 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 19:11 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:19 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 20:24 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:02 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:52 | 2:55 | 1:30 | 21:17 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 17:59 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:32 | 1:05 | 0:26 | 21:03 |
| WPG |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 M. Stuart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 15:48 |
| 6 R. Hainsey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:31 | 1:46 | 2:58 | 24:15 |
| 8 A. Burmistrov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:49 | 0:02 | 0:21 | 12:12 |
| 9 E. Kane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:16 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 19:29 |
| 12 R. Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 16:15 |
| 13 K. Wellwood | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 15:23 |
| 14 T. Stapleton | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:08 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 10:55 |
| 15 T. Glass | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:59 | 0:00 | 2:01 | 16:00 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:30 | 1:45 | 0:55 | 19:10 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:24 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 9:22 |
| 18 B. Little | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 | 2:13 | 0:50 | 20:48 |
| 19 J. Slater | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:26 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 14:52 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:14 | 0:02 | 0:43 | 11:59 |
| 26 B. Wheeler | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:12 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 9:15 |
| 27 J. Oduya | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 19:43 |
| 36 M. Flood | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:25 | 1:00 | 0:03 | 18:28 |
| 39 T. Enstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20:11 | 3:27 | 0:06 | 23:44 |
| 80 N. Antropov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 1:45 | 1:44 | 19:45 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15004 |
| Referees | Tom Kowal, Dan O'Rourke |
| Linesmen | David Brisebois, Pierre Champoux |
| 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 |
