| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:36 | NYR | Dan Girardi (1) Slap Shot - Assists: C. Hagelin (3) & R. Nash (8) |
| 11:28 | NYR | Marian Gaborik (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Richards (8) & R. Callahan (1) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:29 | NYI | Colin McDonald (2) Snap Shot - Assists: C. Cizikas (3) |
| 06:45 | NYI | John Tavares (8) Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 07:25 | NYI | Brad Boyes (4) Snap Shot - Assists: L. Visnovsky (3) & B. Strait (4) |
| 11:14 | NYR | PPG - Carl Hagelin (5) Backhand - Assists: M. Gaborik (4) & M. Staal (7) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shootout | ||
| Marian Gaborik | NYR | Save |
| Frans Nielsen | NYI | Goal |
| Rick Nash | NYR | Save |
| John Tavares | NYI | Goal |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:25 | NYI | Eric Boulton : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 05:25 | NYR | Arron Asham : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:06 | NYI | Eric Boulton : Tripping - 2 min |
| 04:33 | NYI | Frans Nielsen : [RTSSPENALTYCODES_139] - 2 min |
| 09:43 | NYI | Brian Strait : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:45 | NYR | Carl Hagelin : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:14 | NYI | Joe Finley : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
 NYI |
6 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
 NYR |
11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 39 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NYI |
20 E. Nabokov (W) | 29 - 31 | 7 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 36 - 39 | 0.923 | 65:00 |
| NYR |
43 M. Biron (L) | 27 - 30 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 28 - 31 | 0.903 | 65:00 |
| 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 | 1 | 26:12 | 1:19 | 2:25 | 29:56 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:13 | 0:24 | 4:33 | 18:10 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 8:37 |
| 11 L. Visnovsky | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22:06 | 1:36 | 0:57 | 24:39 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:52 | 0:49 | 3:08 | 19:49 |
| 13 C. McDonald | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:45 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 14:49 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:40 | 0:04 | 2:51 | 13:35 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:25 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:17 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 21:24 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:36 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 21:03 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 0:04 | 1:36 |
| 37 B. Strait | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:20 | 0:04 | 2:21 | 20:45 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:32 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 12:56 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 0:37 | 3:40 | 17:35 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:44 | 0:31 | 2:44 | 17:59 |
| 52 J. Finley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:03 |
| 53 C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:11 | 0:04 | 1:08 | 12:23 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 22:16 | 1:25 | 0:04 | 23:45 |
| NYR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 M. Del Zotto | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 2:25 | 0:33 | 20:52 |
| 5 D. Girardi | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:30 | 4:49 | 1:23 | 26:42 |
| 6 A. Stralman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:31 | 1:15 | 0:04 | 19:50 |
| 8 D. Powe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:30 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 8:11 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:39 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 20:21 |
| 14 T. Pyatt | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:28 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 14:33 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 11:05 |
| 18 M. Staal | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:54 | 0:47 | 0:37 | 24:18 |
| 19 B. Richards | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:17 | 3:29 | 0:04 | 15:50 |
| 21 D. Stepan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:09 | 4:14 | 0:42 | 21:05 |
| 22 B. Boyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 15:49 | 0:32 | 0:33 | 16:54 |
| 24 R. Callahan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:30 | 4:00 | 1:15 | 23:45 |
| 27 R. McDonagh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:21 | 1:32 | 1:23 | 24:16 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:47 |
| 47 J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:38 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 9:41 |
| 61 R. Nash | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:11 | 4:44 | 0:04 | 24:59 |
| 62 C. Hagelin | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19:53 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 21:51 |
| 97 M. Gilroy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:45 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 11:00 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17200 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly |
| Linesmen | Lonnie Cameron, Thor Nelson |
| 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 |
