

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:21 | BUF | Tyler Myers (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Roy (20) & J. Pominville (35) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:41 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (22) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Roy (21) & J. Pominville (36) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:52 | NYI | Frans Nielsen (13) Slap Shot - Assists: P. Parenteau (42) & K. Poulin (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:53 | BUF | Jason Pominville : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 20:00 | BUF | Patrick Kaleta : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 20:00 | NYI | PA Parenteau : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 17:14 | NYI | Matt Martin : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:14 | BUF | Mike Weber : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:51 | NYI | Mark Eaton : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
14 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
BUF |
13 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
60 K. Poulin (L) | 33 - 35 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 35 - 37 | 0.946 | 59:05 |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (W) | 27 - 28 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 30 - 31 | 0.968 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:38 | 1:29 | 1:27 | 25:34 |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:19 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 12:33 | 1:14 | 0:39 | 14:26 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 8:50 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 9:36 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:41 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 19:55 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 14:06 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 11:22 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 12:08 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 15:55 |
| 24 S. Staios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 18:00 |
| 25 N. Niederreiter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:17 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:04 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 19:18 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:04 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 21:37 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:00 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 14:37 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:31 | 0:33 | 19:26 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:00 | 0:46 | 0:57 | 16:43 |
| 55 A. Ness | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:33 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:11 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 22:25 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:28 | 0:59 | 1:19 | 22:46 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 19:20 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 20:01 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:08 | 1:14 | 0:41 | 19:03 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:03 | 1:01 | 0:23 | 23:27 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:00 | 0:46 | 0:41 | 14:27 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:12 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 10:26 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:40 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 15:26 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:54 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 6:50 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:23 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 17:37 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 18:03 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16:47 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 18:01 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 18:51 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:09 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:49 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 22:52 |
| 9 Z. Kassian | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:35 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21:23 | 0:46 | 0:41 | 22:50 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 12:47 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Greg Kimmerly, Marc Joannette |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Greg Devorski |
| 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 |