| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:46 | NYI | John Tavares (27) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Parenteau (45) & M. Moulson (29) |
| 18:21 | NJD | David Clarkson (28) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Josefson (6) & A. Ponikarovsky (15) |
| 18:35 | NJD | PPG - Marek Zidlicky (1) Tip-In - Assists: I. Kovalchuk (39) & Z. Parise (33) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:41 | NYI | Travis Hamonic : Hooking - 2 min |
| 17:16 | NJD | Eric Boulton : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:42 | NJD | Steve Bernier : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 11:53 | NYI | Mark Streit : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:50 | NYI | Mark Eaton : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:30 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Boarding - 2 min |
| 18:29 | NYI | PA Parenteau : Boarding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NJD |
6 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
 NYI |
9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (W) | 21 - 22 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 24 | 0.958 | 60:00 |
| NYI |
45 A. Nilsson (L) | 26 - 27 | 5 - 6 | 2 - 2 | 33 - 35 | 0.943 | 58:22 |
| Skater Stats |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:52 | 4:07 | 1:07 | 22:06 |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 0:58 | 16:38 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:51 | 0:17 | 2:21 | 20:29 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 | 1:41 | 2:27 | 16:04 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14:28 | 4:14 | 2:03 | 20:45 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:10 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 | 2:09 | 2:02 | 17:12 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:03 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 13:54 |
| 9 J. Josefson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:32 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 15:55 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17:11 | 6:07 | 1:36 | 24:54 |
| 18 S. Bernier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:26 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:08 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:51 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12:45 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 16:49 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:00 | 3:53 | 18:29 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:22 | 4:05 | 2:29 | 19:56 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:23 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 17:56 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:10 | 2:00 | 1:08 | 18:18 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21:32 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 25:40 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 19:03 | 2:03 | 2:51 | 23:57 |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:07 | 0:00 | 2:16 | 11:23 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | 2:35 | 2:51 | 17:43 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:03 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 18:28 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 11:19 |
| 32 M. Haley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:15 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 10:17 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 15:10 |
| 24 S. Staios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 15:08 |
| 25 N. Niederreiter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:16 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:51 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 19:09 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:02 | 0:02 | 1:59 | 12:03 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 | 0:00 | 2:59 | 13:10 |
| 41 D. Ullstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:49 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 13:22 |
| 42 D. Reese | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:11 | 0:56 | 17:46 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:21 | 2:31 | 3:35 | 23:27 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:37 | 3:07 | 3:28 | 16:12 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:36 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 20:01 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16250 |
| Referees | Gord Dwyer, Brad Meier |
| Linesmen | Scott Cherrey, Tim Nowak |
| 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 |
